Port Orford Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.74° N 124.49° W

Port Orford 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Port Orford sea temperature is
9.8° C
4.0° 

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Port Orford at 3PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 23). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (23 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (23 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NW
10
0.7
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
0.6
SW
26
0.5
SW
26
1.2
NW
9
0.6
SW
24
0.8
SW
24
0.9
SW
24
0.8
SW
24
1
NW
9
0.6
SW
23
0.8
SW
22
1
SW
21
1.1
SW
21
0.8
NW
8
1
SW
21
1
SW
21
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
173
77
179
179
206
206
211
421
329
247
352
661
920
661
152
440
558
898
1167
82
898
890
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
SE
5
SE
5
S
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
5
E
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
9:16AM1.30m
7:47PM2.02m
10:33AM1.38m
8:39PM2.02m
11:25AM1.46m
9:30PM2.06m
Low Tide
1:18PM1.05m
3:28AM0.08m
2:27PM1.14m
4:19AM-0.02m
3:31PM1.16m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:00
6:01
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:47
8:46
8:45
 mm
Temp °C
16
17
16
16
13
12
12
12
13
15
15
15
14
12
13
13
15
18
18
17
16
14
Feels °C
16
16
15
15
13
11
12
12
13
13
13
13
12
11
12
12
14
15
15
15
16
14
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