Port Orford Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.74° N 124.49° W

Port Orford 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Port Orford sea temperature is
11.0°C
1.8° 

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 (21 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Port Orford at 8PM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 21). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)--
Afternoon (21 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (21 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
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
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NNW
8
1.4
NNW
8
1.3
NNW
7
1.4
NNW
6
0.7
NW
13
0.9
NW
13
1.2
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
2
NW
12
2.5
NW
8
2.5
NW
9
2.1
NNW
8
1.9
NW
10
2.2
NW
10
1.8
NW
11
1.7
WNW
11
1.6
NW
11
1.7
N
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
224
236
154
160
176
286
378
426
456
429
1074
1026
906
545
667
887
716
610
551
504
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
20
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
N
25
N
25
N
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
25
NNE
30
N
30
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:05PM1.80m
10:02AM2.02m
10:02PM1.86m
10:28AM2.17m
10:54PM1.92m
Low Tide
3:27PM0.90m
3:30AM0.39m
4:10PM0.64m
4:07AM0.44m
4:50PM0.37m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:24
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Temp °C
18
16
12
11
11
10
10
14
14
13
12
12
11
10
10
12
13
12
8
7
Feels °C
13
12
8
7
7
6
7
10
9
8
6
6
6
5
6
7
6
6
3
2
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