Port Orford Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.74° N 124.49° W

Port Orford 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Port Orford sea temperature is
12.2°C
1.7° 

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 (23 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Port Orford at 1PM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 23). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)5ft (1.5m)11s
Afternoon (23 Sep)5ft (1.6m)11s
Evening (23 Sep)6ft (1.9m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the S by Thu night).

Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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)
3
3
3
2
1
1
3
2
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
4
3
3
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
11
1.7
WNW
11
2.1
NW
11
2
NW
11
1.9
NW
11
1.8
NW
11
1.7
NW
11
1.6
NW
11
1.5
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.2
NW
10
2.5
WSW
8
3
W
10
3.5
W
11
2.5
NW
10
2.5
NW
9
1.7
NW
9
1.6
NW
9
2
NW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
657
508
508
508
517
617
739
1027
935
875
738
677
551
459
377
304
909
1690
2465
1264
1202
449
396
585
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NNE
20
N
25
N
25
N
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
5
ESE
10
SSE
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
30
SSE
40
S
15
SSW
10
SW
5
SE
5
SSW
10
WNW
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
11:03AM1.83m
10:23PM2.02m
11:26AM1.95m
11:09PM2.07m
11:50AM2.08m
Low Tide
4:27AM0.15m
4:34PM0.82m
5:00AM0.13m
5:13PM0.62m
5:32AM0.16m
5:52PM0.40m
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
mod rain
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:07
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:14
7:12
7:09
 mm
7
1
2
1
Temp °C
12
12
13
19
18
17
14
12
13
15
14
17
16
17
15
14
14
13
13
15
15
16
13
11
Feels °C
9
9
10
15
12
13
11
9
11
14
12
14
12
12
10
7
11
11
12
14
13
13
10
8
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