Port Orford Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.74° N 124.49° W

Port Orford 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Port Orford sea temperature is
10.5° C
4.0° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Port Orford at 3PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Afternoon (21 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (21 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WNW
11
1
NW
8
0.9
NNW
8
0.9
NNW
8
0.9
NW
8
0.9
NW
8
0.9
NW
8
0.7
WNW
10
0.8
NNW
8
0.6
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.9
NW
7
0.4
SW
16
1.2
WNW
8
1.2
NW
8
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
1.7
NNW
7
1.8
NNW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
150
117
112
106
106
104
84
100
74
74
72
66
84
103
75
93
150
169
231
268
277
280
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
10
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSE
10
SE
5
E
10
NE
10
NE
20
N
30
N
30
N
30
N
20
NNE
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
8:57AM1.35m
6:59PM1.90m
10:10AM1.43m
8:06PM1.91m
10:55AM1.51m
9:07PM1.98m
Low Tide
12:40PM1.19m
2:50AM0.20m
2:06PM1.22m
3:47AM0.11m
3:16PM1.17m
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clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:10
8:08
8:07
 mm
Temp °C
13
16
16
15
14
13
12
13
15
18
18
17
15
14
14
14
15
19
20
19
16
14
Feels °C
12
14
14
13
13
12
10
11
13
15
15
15
15
14
13
13
14
16
15
14
11
10
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