Port Orford surf break

Port Orford surfForecast / Oregon South / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Tuesday 12 May 2026 PDT
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Port Orford surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Port Orford sea temperature is
11.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Port Orford today?

The current surf forecast for Port Orford at 5AM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 May)6ft (1.9m)13s
Afternoon (13 May)6ft (1.8m)12s
Evening (13 May)5.5ft (1.7m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
W
12
1.2
W
11
1.5
W
11
1.3
W
11
1.9
W
13
1.9
W
12
1.9
W
12
1.8
W
12
1.7
W
11
1.7
W
11
1.7
W
11
1.6
W
10
1.6
W
10
1.5
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.3
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
9
1
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
16
0.8
WNW
16
0.9
WNW
16
1.1
WNW
15
1.2
WNW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
341
377
546
403
1181
1022
1005
872
701
676
651
524
500
440
320
313
266
216
177
237
298
397
512
619
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
W
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NNE
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
15
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
9:20PM2.07m
9:56AM1.64m
9:54PM2.24m
10:59AM1.72m
10:29PM2.40m
11:56AM1.79m
Low Tide
3:56AM0.31m
3:33PM0.51m
4:42AM-0.02m
4:18PM0.62m
5:28AM-0.33m
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:56
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:30
8:30
8:31
8:32
4
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
12
10
11
13
14
13
12
10
9
9
11
15
15
14
12
11
10
9
12
13
13
12
10
10
9
7
8
9
10
11
12
9
7
7
8
10
11
10
8
8
7
6
9
8
8
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
W
12
1.2
W
11
1.5
W
11
1.3
W
11
1.9
W
13
1.9
W
12
1.9
W
12
1.8
W
12
1.7
W
11
1.7
W
11
1.7
W
11
1.6
W
10
1.6
W
10
1.5
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.3
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
9
1
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
16
0.9
WNW
16
1.1
WNW
15
1.2
WNW
15
Energy kJ
341
377
546
403
1181
1022
1005
872
701
676
651
524
500
440
320
313
266
216
177
138
298
397
512
619
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
W
14
0.7
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.6
S
15
0.6
W
9
0.7
SSW
16
Energy kJ
186
188
242
229
188
140
138
136
133
105
102
102
102
102
44
68
214
298
295
295
266
168
57
220
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNW
6
0.4
N
6
0.6
W
14
0.8
SSW
15
0.2
N
5
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
16
0.2
SSW
19
0.3
SSW
19
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SSW
17
0.4
SW
13
0.4
NW
18
0.4
WNW
18
0.7
WNW
16
0.2
SSW
12
0.6
W
9
0.6
SSW
16
0.4
S
15
Energy kJ
10
9
146
242
2
41
44
36
69
83
82
80
123
80
79
95
44
81
120
237
14
61
169
67
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
3
0.9
W
5
0.6
NNW
4
0.7
NNW
4
0.6
NNW
4
0.3
N
6
1.3
WNW
9
1.3
NW
6
1.2
NW
7
1.3
WNW
8
Energy kJ
3
37
10
11
10
5
255
128
124
235
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
2
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
2
2
2
Distance (km)
68
95
95
108
108
508
677
677
47
39
39
39
39
464
464
464
68
39
39
47
110
605
605
605
Best forecast wave conditions in South Oregon
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
8
7
8
9
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
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