Port Orford Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.74° N 124.49° W

Port Orford 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Port Orford sea temperature is
10.2° C
4.1° 

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 (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Port Orford at 3PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 16). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 16s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Afternoon (16 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (16 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
13
0.8
NNW
7
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
16
0.4
WNW
7
0.5
WNW
14
0.6
WNW
14
0.6
WNW
13
0.7
WNW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
85
62
45
46
46
43
42
42
41
40
39
36
34
21
21
20
47
18
120
149
141
178
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
20
N
30
N
30
N
25
N
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
25
N
30
N
30
N
25
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
30
N
30
N
30
N
25
NNE
20
NNE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
3:13PM2.18m
3:33AM1.77m
3:48PM2.15m
4:32AM1.57m
4:24PM2.08m
Low Tide
8:50AM0.14m
9:34PM0.28m
9:25AM0.41m
10:27PM0.27m
10:00AM0.66m
clear
clear
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:26
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:17
8:16
8:15
 mm
Temp °C
15
20
19
18
16
14
13
13
15
20
19
18
16
13
13
12
14
20
20
19
16
14
Feels °C
13
17
14
13
12
10
9
9
11
16
14
13
12
10
10
9
11
15
15
14
12
11
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