Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Orford today (12 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Nov, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 15s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Nov, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 14s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Nov, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Orford at 6AM is: 4.0m 15s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm November 11). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Nov) | 13ft (4.0m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (12 Nov) | 13ft (4.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (12 Nov) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Port Orford. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, gales from the SSW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 11 | Thursday 12 | Friday 13 | Sat 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  | |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WNW 14 | W 15 | WNW 16 | W 16 | W 20 | W 18 | W 19 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6744 | 7172 | 6835 | 6930 | 7478 | 7139 | 6188 | 6099 | 4343 | 3832 | 3467 | 2717 | 2905 | 4414 | 4667 | 33773 | 56774 | 53014 | 42639 | 33831 | 27710 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 2:03AM1.82m | 12:28PM2.26m | 2:49AM1.77m | 1:04PM2.17m | 3:39AM1.73m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:08PM-0.16m | 6:44AM1.22m | 7:47PM-0.08m | 7:23AM1.28m | 8:29PM0.03m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | — | — | 4:55 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WNW 14 | W 15 | WNW 16 | W 16 | W 14 | W 18 | W 19 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 |
| kJ | 6744 | 7172 | 6835 | 6930 | 7478 | 7139 | 6188 | 6099 | 4343 | 3832 | 3467 | 2717 | 2905 | 4414 | 4592 | 33773 | 56774 | 53014 | 42639 | 33831 | 27710 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | — | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | W 20 | — | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | — | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 88 | 127 | 134 | 136 | 136 | 136 | 134 | 113 | 62 | 61 | 79 | — | 62 | 103 | 4667 | — | 147 | 147 | — | 144 | 100 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | — | — | — | SW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | SSW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 50 | — | — | — | 15 | 37 | 37 | 33 | 62 | 88 | — | — | — | — | 93 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 575 | 2155 | 4245 | 6711 | 5916 | 2947 | 2174 | 1699 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 248 | 248 | 248 | 360 | 465 | 605 | 304 | 605 | 605 | 605 | 605 | 574 | 574 | 480 |
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