Port Orford Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.74° N 124.49° W

Port Orford 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Port Orford sea temperature is
12.9°C
1.0° 

Port Orford surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Port Orford today (20 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 19s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Port Orford at 12PM is: 0.8m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 20). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)18s
Afternoon (20 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)18s
Evening (20 Sep)3ft (0.9m)19s

Table - waves today at Port Orford. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
3
3
2
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
19
0.9
SW
19
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
17
0.9
SW
17
0.9
SW
17
1.4
NW
14
1.7
WNW
13
1.8
WNW
13
1.8
WNW
13
1.8
WNW
12
1.8
WNW
12
1.7
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
437
442
375
383
392
401
488
577
522
510
510
505
499
487
731
975
1134
1100
1000
919
816
710
646
592
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
N
30
N
30
N
25
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
N
30
N
30
N
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
N
30
N
25
N
20
NNE
15
NE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
9:27AM1.52m
7:30PM1.82m
10:07AM1.61m
8:38PM1.88m
10:37AM1.71m
9:35PM1.96m
Low Tide
2:02AM0.31m
1:49PM1.26m
3:02AM0.26m
2:59PM1.16m
3:49AM0.20m
3:51PM1.00m
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clear
clear
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clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:03
7:03
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7:19
7:16
7:15
 mm
Temp °C
11
11
11
17
18
16
13
12
12
12
12
17
17
17
15
13
13
13
14
17
17
17
13
12
Feels °C
8
8
7
13
13
11
9
9
9
9
9
13
12
12
11
10
10
9
12
13
11
12
10
9
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