Port Orford 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 42.74° N 124.49° W

Issued: 9 pm 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Port Orford sea temperature is

12.6°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 (06 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with WNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Port Orford at 1AM is: 3.5m 17s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm November 05). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (06 Nov)	11ft (3.5m)	16s
Afternoon (06 Nov)	13ft (4.0m)	16s
Evening (06 Nov)	13ft (4.0m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun morning).
	Thu 5		Friday 6								Saturday 7								Sun 8
	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	4	2	2	3	4	4	5	5	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	!
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 14	WNW 18	WNW 17	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 15	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	W 13	W 12	W 12	W 17
Wave Graph
kJ	3393	7806	6987	6160	5616	5914	7188	8055	8321	8112	6445	6571	6481	5377	3753	2911	2199	2739	4297	5321	23297
Wind (km/h)	NE	ESE	SE	SSE	SE	S	SSW	SSE	ESE	E	ESE	SE	SE	S	S	S	S	SSW	SW	SSW	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy
High Tide		9:21PM1.85m				9:20AM2.37m					10:18PM1.87m			9:51AM2.43m					11:09PM1.90m
Low Tide				3:02AM0.58m					4:03PM0.12m			3:43AM0.72m					4:43PM-0.06m				4:21AM0.85m


	—	—	—	6:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:00
	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:02	—	—	—	—	5:01
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7	4	—	—
Temp °C	11	11	11	11	11	15	16	15	14	14	13	13	12	15	16	17	16	14	14	13	13
Feels °C	10	9	9	8	8	11	12	12	12	13	12	11	8	10	10	11	9	8	10	11	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 14	WNW 18	WNW 17	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 15	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	W 13	W 12	W 12	W 17
kJ	3393	7806	6987	6160	5616	5914	7188	8055	8321	8112	6445	6571	6481	5377	3753	2911	2199	2739	4297	5321	23297
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 18	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 19	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 17	SW 18	SSW 18	SW 18	SW 17	SW 17
kJ	2003	175	125	118	114	114	65	66	66	66	66	67	236	226	207	200	150	207	249	148	140
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	—	SSW 16	SW 16	SSW 16	SW 17	SW 17	SW 19	SW 19	—	SW 19	—	—	W 16	W 16	—	—	—
kJ	178	63	32	32	—	53	68	107	70	77	91	91	—	170	—	—	81	80	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 4	S 5	SSW 6	SSW 7	S 6	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	47	141	334	640	127	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Point St George CAL - Del Norte County	Point St George CAL - Del Norte County	Smith River and Kellogg Rd CAL - Del Norte County	Smith River and Kellogg Rd CAL - Del Norte County	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Point St George CAL - Del Norte County	Point St George CAL - Del Norte County	Point St George CAL - Del Norte County	Patricks Point State Park CAL - Humboldt	No Pass CAL - Humboldt	No Pass CAL - Humboldt	Klamath Rivermouth CAL - Del Norte County	Gold Bluffs Beach CAL - Humboldt	Patricks Point State Park CAL - Humboldt	Point St George CAL - Del Norte County	Point St George CAL - Del Norte County
Rating (10 max)	5	7	5	5	5	5	5	7	7	7	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	9
Distance (km)	47	47	108	108	95	95	508	47	47	47	108	108	108	180	304	304	137	152	180	108	108
Best forecast wave conditions in South Oregon	Cape Sebastian	Cape Sebastian						Cape Sebastian	Cape Sebastian	Cape Sebastian
Rating (10 max)	5	7						7	7	7
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Harbor Entrance at Eureka CAL - Humboldt	Harbor Entrance at Eureka CAL - Humboldt	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Studio Drive CAL - San Luis Obispo	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Government Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Harbor Entrance at Eureka CAL - Humboldt	Patricks Point State Park CAL - Humboldt
Rating (10 max)	8	8	8	7	7	5	5	7	7	9	8	8	7	6	5	4	4	4	4	5	9
Header Global	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Fullers United States	Haga-Haga South Africa	Brak River South Africa	Brak River South Africa	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Gerickes Point South Africa	Gerickes Point South Africa	Barbel Point South Africa	Barbel Point South Africa	Back Beach New Zealand	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Little River State Beach United States
Rating (10 max)	8	8	7	6	7	5	5	5	5	9	8	8	7	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	6

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