Port Orford Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.74° N 124.49° W

Port Orford 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Port Orford sea temperature is
11.9°C
1.9° 

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 (24 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Port Orford at 3PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.9m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Afternoon (24 Sep)5ft (1.6m)10s
Evening (24 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
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
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
0
2
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
NW
11
1.7
NW
11
1.6
NW
11
1.4
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.2
NW
10
2.4
WSW
9
3.5
W
10
3.5
W
11
2.5
W
10
3
WNW
10
3
NW
10
2.5
NW
9
1.4
NW
9
1.8
NW
9
1.8
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.5
NW
8
1.8
NNW
8
0.4
SW
18
1.9
NNW
6
1.7
NNW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
690
677
551
424
377
304
844
2051
2693
1578
1999
1419
993
321
482
482
330
264
382
111
263
245
Wind (km/h)
10
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
25
SSE
30
S
30
SSW
20
SW
10
SW
5
S
5
W
15
NNW
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
N
35
N
30
N
25
NNE
20
NNE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
11:26AM1.95m
11:09PM2.07m
11:50AM2.08m
11:53PM2.09m
12:15PM2.21m
Low Tide
5:13PM0.62m
5:32AM0.16m
5:52PM0.40m
6:02AM0.23m
6:30PM0.20m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
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12
7
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2
1
1
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Temp °C
15
16
16
17
13
14
14
14
13
14
16
16
13
12
11
11
10
16
17
15
12
10
Feels °C
13
13
12
13
9
9
9
10
11
13
15
13
10
9
8
7
6
11
10
9
7
6
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