Port Orford Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty checkin' in from the Port Orford region. Let me tell ya, it's been a tough stretch of flatness around here. We're looking at a solid week of nothing much worth paddling out for. The forecast is pretty barren right through until the 20th, with only tiny, weak waves and strong northerly winds making things messy. That's a long gap of near-duds. But hang in there, because things finally turn around.

The first real glimmer of hope hits on Thursday the 20th. The morning sees a 6ft swell from the NNW, but the real kicker is the wind - barely a breath, just a light cross-off breeze. It's gonna be glassy, clean, and the combined swell energy is moderate at 548. This is the standout window for the next couple of weeks. That afternoon the swell bumps up to a solid 7ft, also from the NNW, with that same light cross-off air. Expect some fun, punchy waves at Port Orford. The energy is ramping up there too, hitting 591.

After that brief taste of glory, we get a mixed bag. The 21st sees the swell dropping but staying rideable, though a bit of cross-on wind sneaks in. Then another stretch of stronger northerly winds kicks up from the 22nd through the 23rd, but the swell size hangs in there, so you'll be dealing with bumpy, wind-affected surf.

Then it gets interesting. On Sunday the 23rd, we get a proper pulse. Morning sees a 7ft NNW swell, and by the afternoon it's 8ft from the same direction. The wind is a moderate offshore from the north, so it'll be clean and powerful. The energy is cranking at 675 in the afternoon. This is solid, expert-level stuff – over 8ft is getting into big-boy territory, but the quality is there. For the experienced crew, this is your other true standout.

After that, the swell fades out quickly, dropping to small, long-period SW groundswell for the final few days of the outlook. Those 16 to 18-second periods from the 24th on are gonna offer some long lines and big gaps between sets, best suited for the points and reefs if they work around here. It’ll be clean, but small.

So to wrap it up: this is a waiting game. Suffer through the first week of nothing. Your two windows are Thursday the 20th for a clean, fun, medium-size day, and Sunday the 23rd for a bigger, more powerful session that only the experts should tackle. Get after it.

Rusty.

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