Surf Forecasts:
Port Orford surf forecast from 30 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 6 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period, NNW swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 6 Aug, 8AM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period, NNW swell with 1,184 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 30 Jul, 11AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with WNW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Port Orford this week:
The surf forecast for Port Orford over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 30) at 11AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 8s period. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Port Orford in the next 16 days are 2.5m 9s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Aug 06) at 8AM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.7m 6s period and expected on Sunday (Aug 02) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11AM (Thu 30th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Thu 6th Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 8AM (Thu 6th Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Port Orford over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, let’s break it down for Port Orford.
Water temp is about 56°F, which is pretty much normal for the season. Nothing special.
To be straight with you, the next couple of weeks look pretty flat and frustrating. For the first few days, starting Thursday, July 30th through Saturday, August 2nd, the swell is tiny—around 3 ft to 4 ft. The wind is blowing offshore from the north at 12 to 19 mph, but it’s just too strong for the waves to hold any shape. Wave energy is weak to moderate. It’s surfable, but it’s not good.
Come Sunday, August 3rd, the swell picks up. Heights hit 7 ft on Sunday morning, then around 8 ft through Monday and Tuesday. But the period is short—only 7 to 8 seconds—so this is rough windswell, not groundswell. The energy goes up, but with the north wind howling at 19 to 22 mph, the surface is blown out. This is expert-only territory once it gets over 8 ft, which it does, and the shape is poor. Not beginner-friendly at all.
The best window, if you can call it that, is around Wednesday, August 5th and Thursday, August 6th. The swell holds at 8 ft from the NNW with a period stretching to 9 to 10 seconds. Combined wave energy gets strong, into the 1000s. The direction lines up okay with the optimum NW for Port Orford. But with the north wind still blowing 19 to 22 mph, it’s going to be messy. For experts who want some size, those afternoons are the pick. Just know that crowds are common here.
After that, it fades. By Sunday, August 9th and into the second week, the swell drops to 5 ft to 6 ft, but the wind stays relentless—north at 19 to 22 mph, sometimes stronger. Energy drops back to moderate. On August 12th, there’s a weird, long-period groundswell from the SW with an 18-second period, but the wave height is only about 3 ft, so it’s mostly hype. Not much to ride.
Overall, this is a poor 16-day outlook. Small, choppy surf early on, then some size but poor quality in the middle, and a slow fade into nothing in the second week. For Port Orford, this kind of north wind pattern is pretty normal, so a blank run isn’t surprising. I wouldn’t get your hopes up.
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Fri night, fresh winds from the N by Sat afternoon). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 105 | 75 | 56 | 124 | 144 | 119 | 87 | 87 | 155 | 202 | 389 | 339 | 415 | 737 | 637 | 487 | 644 | 878 | 899 | 954 | 1158 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:00PM1.79m | 00:55AM2.17m | 2:27PM1.86m | 1:35AM2.08m | 2:54PM1.94m | 2:17AM1.96m | 3:22PM2.01m | 3:05AM1.79m | 3:53PM2.08m | 4:01AM1.60m | 4:27PM2.14m | 5:12AM1.43m | 5:08PM2.19m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 7:08PM0.85m | 7:50AM-0.23m | 7:50PM0.77m | 8:19AM-0.13m | 8:34PM0.67m | 8:48AM0.01m | 9:22PM0.56m | 9:19AM0.20m | 10:15PM0.45m | 9:52AM0.41m | 11:15PM0.32m | 10:30AM0.64m | 00:23AM0.19m | ||||||||
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 | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — |
 | — | 8:40 | — | — | 8:38 | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | 8:36 | — | — | 8:35 | — | — | 8:32 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 22 | 23 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 512 | 493 | 287 | 124 | 144 | 119 | 87 | 87 | 155 | 202 | 389 | 339 | 165 | 27 | 66 | 40 | 84 | 56 | 33 | 73 | 51 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | S 13 | W 13 |
| kJ | 105 | 75 | 56 | 268 | 214 | 214 | 180 | 134 | 133 | 92 | 88 | 45 | 44 | 41 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 39 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 12 | S 12 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | W 15 | SW 21 | S 13 |
| kJ | 81 | 127 | 127 | 106 | 104 | 63 | 55 | 55 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 49 | 48 | 11 | 3 | 18 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | NW 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 |
| kJ | 5 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 30 | 50 | 100 | 255 | 415 | 737 | 637 | 487 | 644 | 878 | 899 | 954 | 1158 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 110 | 676 | 39 | 47 | 110 | 39 | 560 | 676 | 95 | 508 | 677 | 110 | 394 | 508 | 95 | 443 | 110 | 47 | 110 | 110 | 47 |
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