Port Orford Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.74° N 124.49° W

Port Orford 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Port Orford sea temperature is
11.3°C
1.9° 

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 (09 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Port Orford at 11AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 09). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 16s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Afternoon (09 Oct)5ft (1.6m)12s
Evening (09 Oct)3ft (0.9m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sat morning, fresh winds from the N by Sun afternoon).

Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
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
2
1
1
1
3
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
1
3
4
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WNW
13
1.3
WNW
12
1.4
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.6
NW
12
1.3
WNW
12
0.9
SW
16
1.9
NNW
8
1.7
NNW
10
2.1
NW
10
1.7
NW
9
1.9
NW
9
2.1
NW
9
2.4
NW
10
2.4
NW
10
2.3
NW
10
2.3
NW
10
2.2
NW
9
1.3
WNW
21
2.2
NW
9
2.3
NNW
9
1.4
WNW
19
1.5
WNW
19
1.3
WNW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
601
525
545
500
736
429
349
403
528
766
457
599
777
1028
1049
959
940
854
1518
794
865
1432
1694
1122
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
30
N
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
20
N
25
N
25
N
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
40
N
35
N
25
N
20
NNE
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
11:15PM2.08m
11:34AM2.32m
00:05AM2.06m
12:03PM2.38m
00:53AM2.02m
12:32PM2.39m
Low Tide
5:19AM0.27m
5:56PM0.13m
5:55AM0.42m
6:36PM-0.02m
6:29AM0.58m
7:14PM-0.11m
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Temp °C
12
11
13
16
17
13
12
11
11
11
9
13
14
13
10
9
8
8
7
14
16
15
11
10
Feels °C
7
6
9
12
13
8
6
6
6
7
5
8
8
8
7
6
4
3
2
8
8
7
5
6
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