Surf Forecasts:
Port Orford surf forecast from 1 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 4 Sep, 5PM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period, WNW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 3 Sep, 5PM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period, WNW swell with 2,321 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 4 Sep, 5PM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s 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 Friday (Sep 04) at 5PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.5m and 9s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Port Orford in the next 16 days are 3.0m 12s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Sep 03) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 3.5m 8s period and expected on Wednesday (Sep 02) at 2PM.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5PM (Fri 4th Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 5PM (Fri 4th Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Thu 3rd Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) 12s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Port Orford over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what Port Orford’s got cookin’ for the next couple weeks.
Honestly, it’s a real mixed bag, and we’ve got a rough patch to get through first. The next few days are pretty ordinary, with onshore winds and some rain making a mess of things. There’s a biggish swell pushing through on September 3rd with some serious energy—combined energy hitting 2962—and waves up to 10ft, but with a stiff southerly wind on it, it’s all blown out. Not worth getting wet for.
The first real glimmer of hope comes late on Friday the 4th. The wind swings around to a light cross-offshore, the skies clear, and we’ve got clean, surfable waves in the 5ft range from the WNW. It’s nothing huge, but after the slop, it’ll feel good to get a wave. Saturday the 5th is a step down in size and the wind is cross-onshore, so that window is pretty short-lived.
We then hit another quiet spell Sunday through Tuesday, with tiny, weak surf and mostly glassy or offshore conditions, but just nothing with any push. The 8th and 9th of September see a return of strong northerly offshore winds, but the swell is junky and short period. The morning of the 9th has some 7ft swell from the north, but it’s windswell with a period of just 7 seconds, making for a bumpy, close-out session.
Now, for the real standout. Keep your eyes on Wednesday, September 16th. We’ve got a serious pulse of WNW groundswell rolling in, 7ft at a solid 13 seconds, with clean, moderate offshore northerly winds. The combined energy is pumping at 1309, which tells you there’s some proper juice in the water. This is the one to pencil in. The offshore wind should keep the faces clean and the longer period means those waves will have some real shape and power, though with that NW direction and a long period, it could line up a bit straight at the main beach, but the quality should be there.
Water temp right now is sitting about average for this time of year, so nothing unusual to report there. Port Orford is a sheltered spot, and it’s often inconsistent, so when a window like the 16th lines up, you gotta be on it.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Mon night, strong winds from the S by Wed morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | ||||||||||||||
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) | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 18 | SW 19 | WNW 9 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 8 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 284 | 236 | 170 | 145 | 154 | 175 | 495 | 1694 | 2321 | 1102 | 500 | 387 | 264 | 232 | 159 | 294 | 176 | 91 | 123 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:04AM1.79m | 3:02PM2.26m | 4:04AM1.62m | 3:40PM2.27m | 5:17AM1.48m | 4:27PM2.25m | 6:49AM1.41m | 5:28PM2.20m | 8:26AM1.45m | 6:43PM2.18m | 9:38AM1.57m | 8:03PM2.19m | |||||||
Low Tide | 8:58PM0.17m | 8:44AM0.51m | 9:50PM0.10m | 9:19AM0.72m | 10:49PM0.06m | 10:01AM0.92m | 11:58PM0.03m | 10:59AM1.09m | 1:15AM-0.02m | 12:24PM1.19m | 2:29AM-0.09m | 2:01PM1.16m | 3:33AM-0.18m | ||||||
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 | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:44 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 7 | 24 | 6 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | NW 9 | SSW 16 | NW 9 | SSW 15 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 284 | 236 | 170 | 145 | 84 | 122 | 495 | 1694 | 2321 | 1102 | 500 | 387 | 264 | 232 | 159 | 377 | 176 | 334 | 123 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 16 | SW 18 | SW 19 | S 6 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | WNW 8 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 229 | 204 | 198 | 154 | 154 | 175 | 129 | 316 | 518 | 40 | 553 | 547 | 550 | 545 | 481 | 78 | 422 | 47 | 400 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 15 | S 5 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 12 | WNW 14 | S 11 | SSW 10 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | 18 | 57 | 50 | 81 | 109 | 62 | 85 | 87 | 36 | 183 | 18 | 66 | 58 | 31 | 47 | 38 | 58 | 35 | 65 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 2 | S 4 | S 5 | S 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 8 | NW 9 | — | NNW 8 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 28 | 66 | 895 | 806 | 145 | 108 | 123 | — | — | — | — | — | 125 | 294 | — | 91 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 68 | 68 | 169 | 68 | 364 | 348 | 152 | 169 | 328 | 39 | 68 | 47 | 39 | 39 | 338 | 39 | 39 | 47 | 68 |
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