Port Orford 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 42.74° N 124.49° W

Issued: 4 am 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Port Orford sea temperature is

12.7°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Port Orford today (30 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with WNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Port Orford at 12PM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 30). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (30 Sep)	6ft (1.9m)	12s
Afternoon (30 Sep)	5ft (1.6m)	12s
Evening (30 Sep)	5ft (1.5m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds.
	Wednesday 30								Thursday 1								Friday 2
	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)	3	3	2	3	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	0	0	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	NW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16
Wave Graph
kJ	1197	1098	936	1047	789	698	603	508	441	441	382	375	327	272	261	261	196	192	238	177	171	167	165	208
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	N	N	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	N	N	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	N	N	NNE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off
High Tide		3:08AM1.82m				2:21PM2.43m				4:10AM1.70m				3:06PM2.37m					5:25AM1.61m			4:00PM2.27m
Low Tide				8:16AM0.84m				9:31PM-0.19m				8:58AM1.01m				10:30PM-0.14m				9:52AM1.15m


	—	7:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:15	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:59	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:58	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	14	14	20	19	18	15	14	14	14	15	20	21	19	16	15	15	15	16	21	21	19	16	15
Feels °C	13	12	11	17	14	14	11	10	11	11	12	15	15	14	12	12	12	12	13	17	16	14	13	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	NW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9
kJ	1197	1098	936	1047	789	698	603	508	441	441	382	375	327	272	261	261	196	192	188	164	133	130	127	124
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16
kJ	299	248	248	203	203	201	239	236	269	171	132	130	130	128	127	125	123	190	238	177	171	167	165	208
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 12	SW 20	SSW 20	S 12	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13
kJ	34	34	30	30	29	27	60	37	11	157	155	157	113	112	112	152	152	121	87	88	88	85	84	83
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	NNE 3	N 3	NNW 4	NNW 4	NNW 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 6
kJ	—	2	4	35	38	87	106	114	97	78	74	71	88	124	126	113	77	87	71	55	85	124	142	134
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Bandon Beaches Oregon South	Bandon Beaches Oregon South	Garths Reef CAL - Del Norte County	Fort Canby A Jetty Washington	De Haven Creek CAL - Mendocino County	Smith River and Kellogg Rd CAL - Del Norte County	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Garths Reef CAL - Del Norte County	De Haven Creek CAL - Mendocino County	Garths Reef CAL - Del Norte County	Smith River and Kellogg Rd CAL - Del Norte County	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Garths Reef CAL - Del Norte County	Westport-The Cove Washington	Garths Reef CAL - Del Norte County	Smith River and Kellogg Rd CAL - Del Norte County	Cape Sebastian Oregon South
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	2	3	4	3	4	3	3	3	2	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	1	2	1	2	3
Distance (km)	47	39	39	110	394	348	95	47	47	47	47	110	348	110	95	47	47	47	47	110	464	110	95	47
Best forecast wave conditions in South Oregon	Cape Sebastian	Cape Sebastian	Cape Sebastian					Cape Sebastian	Cape Sebastian	Cape Sebastian	Cape Sebastian					Cape Sebastian	Cape Sebastian	Cape Sebastian	Cape Sebastian					Cape Sebastian
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4					4	3	3	3					3	3	3	3					3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Ghost Tree CAL - Monterey	Ghost Tree CAL - Monterey	Kahului Harbor HAW - Maui	Tunnels HAW - Kaua'i	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Kahului Harbor HAW - Maui	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Ghost Tree CAL - Monterey	Government Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Ghost Tree CAL - Monterey	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Tarantulas CAL - Santa Barbara	The Wedge CAL - Orange County	Tunnels HAW - Kaua'i	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	3
Header Global	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Pascuales Mexico	Ouano Lefts New Caledonia	Fish Boma South Africa	Gerickes Point South Africa	Easky Left Ireland	Easky Left Ireland	Easky Left Ireland	Gas Bay Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cavalos de Fao Portugal	Figueira da Foz - Buarcos Portugal	Bolina Portugal	Figueira da Foz - Buarcos Portugal	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	9	9	9	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	6	6	5	5	5	5	7	6

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