Port Orford Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here again. Let's break this down in feet and Fahrenheit.

The water at Port Orford is measuring 52°F, which is a solid 5°F below the norm for this part of the summer. You'll be wanting that warmest wetsuit you own.

Your one real window for good surf is shaping up for Monday the 27th of July. We're talking a 3 to 4 foot swell out of the southwest, with a very long 18-second period and serious energy behind it (965 to 1088). The wind is light, only 6 mph from the WNW, keeping it cross-offshore and glassy. This is the pick of the whole period by a long shot. Those long-period lines will have some push, but you'll need to pick your bank carefully.

After that, the quality fades fast. Tuesday the 28th has smaller, weaker waves with a shorter period, and by Wednesday and Thursday, the wind swings north and picks up, so while it's clean, the waves are just ordinary.

You've then got a dead stretch. From Friday the 31st of July through to Monday the 3rd of August, the swell bottoms out. We're looking at 1 to 2 foot junk with a 18 to 22 mph north wind. Not worth paddling out.

A bigger swell tries to move in on Monday the 3rd of August, hitting 6 feet, but it's a short-period mess, and the wind is howling at 18 to 22 mph from the north. That's blown-out and choppy. By Tuesday the 4th, it's 8 to 10 feet of the same messy, wind-affected slop. For kite surfing? Maybe. For a paddle? Forget it.

From the 5th to the 11th of August, the pattern holds—relentless north wind at 18 to 22 mph. The swell stays in the 6 to 10 foot range but with short periods (6 to 8 seconds), so you get a lot of energy (600 to 1161) but zero quality. It'll be lumpy, blown-out, and hard to enjoy.

So, for the whole 16-day outlook, you've got one honest shot: Monday morning the 27th of July. The rest is a long, windy, and mostly frustrating stretch. Keep an eye on it but don't hold your breath.

Rusty.

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