Port Orford Surf Forecast and Surf Report

The first few days are pretty slim pickin’s. Saturday the 29th and Sunday the 30th are both dead flat with tiny 0.3m west slop, and the 1.5m of NNW windswell on Sunday morning is let down by short, choppy 7-second period and moderate north breeze—not what you’re after.

Monday the 31st is where we finally get something rideable. Morning has clean, glassy wind, but the swell is small at 1.1m from the NW with only a 6-second period, so it’s weak and kinda mushy. Combined wave energy is low (111). It’s surfable but nothing to phone home about. Afternoon stays similar with 1.0m NW and light wind—still small and ordinary.

There’s a big gap after Tuesday the 1st, which sees onshore southerlies and poor conditions right through until Thursday the 3rd. That Thursday morning actually has a 1.6m WNW swell but it’s messy with a cross-onshore wind and fairly choppy.

Then, a standout. Thursday afternoon, the 3rd of September, we get a sudden spike in energy (combined energy of 1059) from a 0.9m SW groundswell with a long 19-second period. That long period means it’s gonna have some push and shape, even if the height is modest. Wind flips to a light cross-offshore northwest breeze, so conditions clean right up. For a spot that’s often inconsistent and sheltered, this is a treat—definitely the best on offer across the whole outlook. It’s not gonna be huge, but it’ll be clean and lined up.

The next few days the 4th through 7th settle back into small, ordinary waves. Friday morning the 4th starts glassy with 1.4m NW, but it’s still short-period and just okay. Saturday the 5th and Sunday the 6th offer more of the same: 1.1m and 0.8m NW, clean but weak.

There’s another promising window starting Tuesday the 8th. That morning is glassy with 0.7m NW swell, but it’s the afternoon that looks better for a clean session with 0.5m from the SW, 18-second period—that long-period again—and a gentle offshore north breeze. Combined energy is 259, so it’s got some life for the size. Good for logging or a longboard.

Wednesday the 9th brings a spike of 1.8m NNW windswell but it’s stiff onshore wind and poor quality—skip it.

Thursday the 10th morning is glassy again, with 0.9m SW swell at 17 seconds, combined energy 675, so it’s got some grunt. Conditions are clean and glassy. Another solid option if you can get out.

The second week (from the 11th onward) is mostly small, clean but weak, with the morning of Sunday the 13th standing out: 0.9m SW, 14-second period, gentle offshore north-northwest wind, and combined energy of 438. Clean, fun little waves, nothing huge.

Overall, the best day to get wet is Thursday afternoon, September 3rd, with the glassy, long-period SW swell and light offshores hitting that sheltered corner just right. After that, Thursday the 10th morning is your next best bet.

Rusty out.

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