Port Orford 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 42.74° N 124.49° W

Issued: 4 am 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Port Orford sea temperature is

10.4°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 (12 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 17s period with WNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Port Orford at 9AM is: 1.6m 17s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (12 Oct)	5ft (1.6m)	17s
Afternoon (12 Oct)	4.5ft (1.4m)	16s
Evening (12 Oct)	5ft (1.5m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 12								Tuesday 13								Wednesday 14
	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	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 18	WNW 18	WNW 17	WNW 17	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 15	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	1015	1393	1549	1315	1003	1121	1107	1169	1024	822	811	811	822	822	799	643	634	634	624	545	506	506	536	610
Wind (km/h)	NE	NE	NE	N	NNW	N	NNE	NE	NNE	NNE	NE	N	NNW	N	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	NNE	NNE	N	N	NNE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	1:38AM1.96m				1:01PM2.37m					2:24AM1.88m			1:30PM2.30m					3:11AM1.79m				2:01PM2.22m
Low Tide			7:02AM0.74m				7:52PM-0.13m				7:35AM0.90m					8:31PM-0.09m				8:09AM1.04m				9:12PM-0.01m


	—	7:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:40	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:38	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	10	10	10	15	15	14	11	10	10	10	11	17	18	17	13	13	13	14	14	20	22	19	16	16
Feels °C	6	6	6	10	9	9	7	6	6	6	7	12	12	11	8	9	9	11	10	16	16	14	12	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 9	NW 8	WNW 17	WNW 17	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 15	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13
kJ	454	346	1549	1315	1003	1121	1107	1169	1024	822	811	811	822	822	799	643	634	634	624	545	506	506	536	610
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 18	WNW 18	NW 8	NW 8	SSW 16	SSW 16	NW 7	NW 7	NW 7	NW 7	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16
kJ	1015	1393	244	192	402	322	126	104	75	71	275	279	553	448	272	339	339	627	620	525	525	575	620	620
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 20	SSW 20	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	NW 7	SSW 18	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	—	—	S 18	SSW 19	SW 19	NW 5	NNW 5
kJ	306	412	407	407	136	298	322	392	382	294	47	360	272	275	448	360	356	—	—	59	69	14	30	19
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	NW 8	NNW 8	—	NNW 7	—	—	—	—	NNW 6	NNW 4	NNW 4	N 4	N 3	N 3	N 3	N 4	NNW 4	N 4	N 5	N 5
kJ	—	—	—	—	187	154	—	131	—	—	—	—	37	14	13	9	8	5	8	9	28	50	60	55
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Bandon Beaches Oregon South	Bandon Beaches Oregon South	Bandon Beaches Oregon South	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	No Pass CAL - Humboldt	Bandon Beaches Oregon South	Bandon Beaches Oregon South	Bandon Beaches Oregon South	Bandon Beaches Oregon South	Bandon Beaches Oregon South	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Garths Reef CAL - Del Norte County	South Beach CAL - Del Norte County	Smith River and Kellogg Rd CAL - Del Norte County	Bandon Beaches Oregon South	Bandon Beaches Oregon South	Bandon Beaches Oregon South	Bandon Beaches Oregon South	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	South Beach CAL - Del Norte County	Garths Reef CAL - Del Norte County	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Bandon Beaches Oregon South
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	4	2	2	3	3
Distance (km)	39	39	39	47	443	304	39	39	39	39	39	47	110	114	95	39	39	39	39	47	114	110	47	39
Best forecast wave conditions in South Oregon	Cape Sebastian	Coos Bay Bastendorf Beach	Coos Bay Bastendorf Beach	Cape Sebastian			Cape Sebastian	Coos Bay Bastendorf Beach	Cape Sebastian	Cape Sebastian	Coos Bay Bastendorf Beach	Cape Sebastian				Cape Sebastian	Cape Sebastian	Cape Sebastian	Cape Sebastian	Cape Sebastian			Cape Sebastian	Cape Sebastian
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4			4	4	4	4	3	4				4	4	4	4	4			3	4
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Mavericks CAL - San Mateo	Ghost Tree CAL - Monterey	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Secrets CAL - Sonoma	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	Government Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	La Push Washington	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	7	5	8	7	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	8	6	7	7	4	4	9	4	4	4	4	8

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