Port Orford Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G'day, this is Rusty.

Let's talk about what's on the cards for Port Orford. It's a slow start, no doubt, but there's a real cracker of a day waiting for us later in the run. The water's sitting at about 57°, which is a touch under the norm for this time of year – nothing crazy, just a bit cool.

The first few days are pretty lean. Saturday the 29th of August starts with a tiny 2ft south-west swell that's clean with a 12 mph offshore wind. It's surfable but nothing to write home about. The energy is moderate (227). It drops to a pathetic 1ft in the afternoon – don't bother. Sunday the 30th is a write-off. A 5ft north-northwest swell shows up, but with a period of just 7 seconds, it's weak and messy.

Monday the 31st gives us 4ft of north-northwest swell, still ordinary quality. The wind turns onshore Tuesday the 1st of September, and we get lumpy 4ft waves. Not good. Wednesday the 2nd is a full-on mess with strong onshore winds and a stormy 6ft south swell. This looks more like a kite session than a surf.

Things start to turn on Thursday the 3rd of September. Thursday morning we've got 6ft of north-west swell, period of 11 seconds, and the energy jumps to 813 (moderate to strong). The wind is light and cross-shore, but by the afternoon the wind goes cross-off at 6 mph and the energy surges to a massive 1344. The surf will be clean and powerful. This is the first real good look.

Friday the 4th of September keeps the good run going with 5ft to 6ft of north-west swell, consistent offshore winds. Good, clean waves. Saturday the 5th and Sunday the 6th are still surfable but smaller, around 4ft to 4ft.

There's a few average days from Monday the 7th through Tuesday the 8th, with small, weak waves.

Now, for the big one. Wednesday the 9th of September. A proper swell arrives: 7ft of north-west groundswell, with a 12-second period. The energy is massive – 1437 – that's strong to very strong. The wind is a clean 12 mph offshore. This is an expert-only session – too big for the beginners – but for the rest of you, it's the best day of the whole forecast. Perfect conditions.

Thursday the 10th and Friday the 11th of September will still have overhead waves around 5ft to 5ft, clean, before it drops off into the next weekend. Saturday the 12th and Sunday the 13th have a longer period south-west swell (14-15 seconds), bringing cleaner lines but smaller size, around 3ft.

Patience is the game here. The first week is a write-off, but that Wednesday the 9th of September is a real gem. Get out there if you can.

Rusty.

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