Port Orford 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 42.74° N 124.49° W

Issued: 10 am 07 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Port Orford sea temperature is

11.1°C

Port Orford surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Port Orford today (07 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with WNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Port Orford at 3PM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.6m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 07). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 19s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (07 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	11s
Afternoon (07 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	11s
Evening (07 Oct)	5ft (1.6m)	15s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Wednesday 7						Thursday 8								Friday 9
	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)	2	2	1	1	2	3	3	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	0	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 12	WNW 12	NW 12	NW 12	WNW 12	SW 16	NNW 8
Wave Graph
kJ	265	260	281	330	1257	1227	1314	1295	1222	1045	862	848	711	700	601	525	508	805	678	341	349	464
Wind (km/h)	NNE	N	N	N	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	N	N	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	N	NNE	NNE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off
High Tide		10:30AM2.08m				10:19PM2.08m					11:03AM2.21m				11:15PM2.08m				11:34AM2.32m
Low Tide				4:25PM0.59m				4:40AM0.16m					5:13PM0.34m				5:19AM0.27m				5:56PM0.13m


	7:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	6:49	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:45	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	21	21	19	15	15	16	16	16	22	21	18	14	13	13	13	14	17	15	14	12	12
Feels °C	13	17	16	14	10	11	12	11	11	16	15	12	9	9	9	9	11	14	11	8	6	7
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 16	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 12	WNW 12	NW 12	NW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12
kJ	265	260	281	291	1257	1227	1314	1295	1222	1045	862	848	711	700	601	525	508	805	678	341	336	211
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 19	SSW 19	SSW 19	WNW 16	SW 18	SW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SW 16	SSW 15
kJ	248	248	246	330	327	323	399	399	541	534	516	395	386	458	452	539	539	447	441	436	349	291
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 19	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 24	WNW 21	WNW 21	SSW 21	SSW 21	SSW 21	W 19
kJ	113	113	113	309	111	111	108	57	57	56	36	36	37	37	37	54	84	86	260	359	260	188
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 6	N 6	N 6	NNW 6	N 6	N 6	NNW 7	NNW 7	N 7	NNW 7	NNW 7	NNW 7	N 7	N 7	NNW 6	N 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	—	NNW 6	NNW 7	NNW 8
kJ	165	182	176	223	225	267	308	342	302	308	410	410	402	355	245	176	104	102	—	131	261	464
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Garths Reef CAL - Del Norte County	Garths Reef CAL - Del Norte County	Smith River and Kellogg Rd CAL - Del Norte County	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Garths Reef CAL - Del Norte County	Garths Reef CAL - Del Norte County	Smith River and Kellogg Rd CAL - Del Norte County	Smith River and Kellogg Rd CAL - Del Norte County	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Smith River and Kellogg Rd CAL - Del Norte County	Smith River and Kellogg Rd CAL - Del Norte County	Garths Reef CAL - Del Norte County	Coos Bay Bastendorf Beach Oregon South	Drakes Bay CAL - Marin County	Pillar Point Washington	Devil s Punch Beverly Beach Oregon North	Devil s Punch Beverly Beach Oregon North
Rating (10 max)	2	3	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	3	4	3	3	2	3	2	2	3	4
Distance (km)	47	47	110	110	95	47	47	47	47	110	110	95	95	47	95	95	110	68	540	608	225	225
Best forecast wave conditions in South Oregon	Cape Sebastian	Cape Sebastian				Cape Sebastian	Cape Sebastian	Cape Sebastian	Cape Sebastian					Cape Sebastian				Coos Bay Bastendorf Beach
Rating (10 max)	2	3				4	4	4	4					4				3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Pipeline HAW - Oahu	Kahului Harbor HAW - Maui	Patricks Point State Park CAL - Humboldt	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Pipeline HAW - Oahu	Samoa Peninsula CAL - Humboldt	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Westport-The Corner Washington	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Willow Creek CAL - Monterey	Waiaha Rivermouth / Honls HAW - Big Island	Waimea Bay/Pinballs HAW - Oahu	Church CAL - Orange County	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4
Header Global	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Heaven South Africa	Batu Hiu Indonesia	Hell South Africa	Benkunqut Indonesia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Keramas Indonesia	Boneyards South Africa	Outside Corner Indonesia	Desert Point (Bangko-Bangko) Indonesia	Dolphin Point South Africa	Dolphin Point South Africa	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Hullets Reef South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Ahijedero Mexico	Steep Point Australia	Ahijedero Mexico
Rating (10 max)	8	6	6	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	4	5	5

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