Port Orford Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.74° N 124.49° W

Port Orford 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Port Orford sea temperature is
11.3°C
1.5° 

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 (18 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Port Orford at 4PM is: 2.3m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 18). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)11s
Afternoon (18 Oct)6ft (1.9m)11s
Evening (18 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
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
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
0
1
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
WNW
11
2
WNW
11
1.9
WNW
11
2.3
WNW
13
2.3
WNW
12
2.3
WNW
12
2.2
WNW
12
2.1
WNW
12
1.9
WNW
11
1.7
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
11
2.5
WNW
13
3
WNW
13
3
WNW
12
2.5
WNW
12
2.4
WNW
11
2.1
WNW
11
1.9
NW
10
1.8
NW
10
1.1
WNW
10
1.7
NW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
966
966
889
1726
1571
1471
1338
1158
943
698
592
592
2626
3066
2440
1846
1436
1074
748
676
223
513
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
15
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNE
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SSW
15
SSW
5
S
5
ENE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
15
N
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
10
NE
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
7:29AM1.59m
5:18PM1.79m
8:26AM1.66m
6:41PM1.74m
9:05AM1.76m
7:59PM1.75m
Low Tide
11:51AM1.35m
1:01AM0.36m
1:24PM1.28m
1:59AM0.37m
2:34PM1.12m
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clear
clear
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cloud
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clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
10
14
14
13
10
9
9
10
10
12
13
12
11
11
11
11
11
17
17
15
14
13
Feels °C
7
10
10
10
8
8
7
8
7
9
10
10
9
8
8
7
7
13
13
12
11
10
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