Port Orford Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.74° N 124.49° W

Port Orford 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Port Orford sea temperature is
11.9°C
2.7° 

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 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 19s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Port Orford at 10PM is: 0.6m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 23). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 15s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)--
Afternoon (23 Aug)2ft (0.6m)19s
Evening (23 Aug)2ft (0.6m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon night).

Sun
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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)
1
1
0
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
1.8
NNW
6
1.8
NNW
7
1.6
NNW
7
0.6
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
17
0.7
SW
17
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
242
264
215
220
261
278
230
255
311
307
246
183
181
181
230
273
326
322
318
211
Wind (km/h)
30
N
30
N
30
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
5
NNE
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
W
10
SSE
5
S
0
NE
5
ENE
5
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
WSW
5
N
5
NNE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
9:07PM1.98m
11:28AM1.59m
9:59PM2.06m
11:55AM1.68m
10:44PM2.13m
Low Tide
3:16PM1.17m
4:33AM0.02m
4:09PM1.08m
5:11AM-0.05m
4:53PM0.97m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:07
8:06
8:04
 mm
Temp °C
20
19
16
15
16
16
17
18
18
17
13
13
12
12
13
16
16
16
13
13
Feels °C
15
14
11
12
13
14
16
17
18
17
12
12
12
11
13
14
14
15
13
13
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