Port Orford Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.74° N 124.49° W

Port Orford 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Port Orford sea temperature is
10.3° C
4.1° 

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 (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Port Orford at 12PM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Afternoon (20 Aug)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (20 Aug)3ft (0.9m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WNW
12
1
WNW
12
1
WNW
11
1
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
11
1.1
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
0.9
NNW
8
0.9
NNW
8
0.7
WNW
10
0.7
WNW
10
0.9
NW
8
0.8
NNW
8
0.8
NNW
8
0.8
NNW
8
0.8
NNW
8
0.9
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
288
288
273
259
210
206
202
191
164
150
150
150
136
106
106
104
100
82
74
74
74
72
99
128
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
15
N
10
N
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
N
0
E
0
ESE
5
SE
5
S
5
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
15
S
15
SSW
10
SW
5
NNE
10
NE
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
7:17AM1.33m
5:56PM1.94m
8:57AM1.35m
6:59PM1.90m
10:10AM1.43m
8:06PM1.91m
Low Tide
00:32AM0.28m
11:28AM1.07m
1:43AM0.26m
12:40PM1.19m
2:50AM0.20m
2:06PM1.22m
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6:28
6:30
6:31
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8:12
8:10
8:08
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Temp °C
13
13
14
18
17
16
14
13
12
12
12
14
16
15
13
12
12
12
13
17
17
16
15
14
Feels °C
11
11
13
17
16
15
14
14
12
12
12
13
15
14
12
11
10
10
11
15
15
15
15
13
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