Port Orford Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.74° N 124.49° W

Port Orford 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Port Orford sea temperature is
10.5°C
2.4° 

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 (16 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Port Orford at 4PM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 16). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (16 Oct)4ft (1.2m)11s
Evening (16 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sat afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Sun night).

Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
4
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
11
1
WNW
13
1
WNW
13
1.1
WNW
12
1
WNW
12
1.1
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
11
1.7
WNW
12
1.9
WNW
12
2
WNW
11
2
WNW
11
2
WNW
11
1.9
WNW
11
1.8
WNW
11
2.4
WNW
13
2.4
WNW
12
2.3
WNW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
210
291
319
334
331
312
333
269
322
197
275
495
819
921
994
966
966
874
800
1939
1764
1536
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
15
N
20
NNW
20
N
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
N
30
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
25
N
20
N
15
NNE
5
NNE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
5:03AM1.62m
3:16PM2.00m
6:15AM1.57m
4:09PM1.88m
7:29AM1.59m
5:18PM1.79m
Low Tide
9:28AM1.26m
10:53PM0.22m
10:26AM1.33m
11:55PM0.31m
11:51AM1.35m
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Temp °C
15
20
21
17
15
15
14
14
15
16
17
14
11
10
10
10
9
14
14
13
11
10
Feels °C
12
16
17
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
8
6
5
6
6
5
9
8
8
8
8
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