Port Orford Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here, checking in on the Port Orford stretch. Gotta be straight with you – it’s a tough run ahead. The start of the window is basically a write-off. We've got a big gap from now right through to the end of the first week with nothing worth paddling for. The water is sitting at a very unusual 51.4°F, which is a whopping 6.3°F colder than it should be this time of year, so that's a shock to the system if you do brave it. The first sniff of anything rideable comes mid-week, but it’s honestly not great.

Looking at Wednesday the 14th, the morning is the closest we get to a highlight, but it's a low bar. At Port Orford, the swell bumps up to 4.9 ft from the NNW with an 8-second period, and the combined wave energy is moderate (471). The wind is offshore from the NNW at 12 mph, which will clean it up a bit. It's not big, not punchy, but it's the most surfable moment of this outlook. The afternoon drops off quick.

After that, it just fades into small, weak dribble for the rest of the second week. Friday the 16th and Saturday the 17th offer tiny waves under 3.3 ft with next to no energy, only good for a longboard if you're desperate. The very end of the run on the 23rd and 24th shows a pulse in swell height, pushing 5.9 ft to 6.9 ft from the N, but the period is short and the wind is fresh offshore, making for bumpy, marginal conditions. Honestly, for most of this, the wind is howling offshore and the waves are junk—looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing around here.

Bottom line: there's nothing to get excited about. The only window that even counts is the morning of Wednesday the 14th with a small, clean-ish 4.9 ft NNW swell. Lock it in if you need a paddle, but keep expectations in the cellar.

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