Port Orford Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.74° N 124.49° W

Port Orford 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Port Orford sea temperature is
13.0°C
1.1° 

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 (17 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Port Orford at 2PM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 21s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Afternoon (17 Sep)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (17 Sep)5ft (1.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the N by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
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
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.5
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
0.6
SW
20
0.7
SW
19
0.7
SW
19
0.7
SW
19
0.7
SW
19
0.7
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
1.3
NNW
9
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
346
333
314
322
330
338
311
250
244
239
369
369
369
369
369
303
234
244
314
307
375
442
Wind (km/h)
5
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
5
S
5
ENE
5
E
5
ENE
5
NE
10
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
N
30
NNW
30
N
25
N
20
NNE
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
5:23AM1.50m
4:05PM1.97m
6:49AM1.44m
4:58PM1.87m
8:21AM1.45m
6:10PM1.81m
Low Tide
9:58AM1.10m
11:38PM0.27m
10:51AM1.23m
00:50AM0.32m
12:14PM1.29m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
7:00
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:23
7:22
7:21
 mm
Temp °C
13
15
15
15
13
13
13
12
12
16
17
16
13
12
12
12
12
17
18
17
13
12
Feels °C
12
13
13
14
13
13
13
12
11
14
15
14
11
10
10
10
10
13
13
12
9
8
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