Port Orford Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Hey, this is Rusty, and it’s been a quiet stretch here at Port Orford. We’ve got a lot of "maybe later" energy over the next two weeks. Nothing is firing right now, so patience is the name of the game.

Right off the bat, Monday the 6th gives us a short-period 6-foot NW swell, but the water is feeling much colder than usual, sitting at 53°. The wind’s offshore and clean, but the waves themselves are poor. The next several days are a grind. Tuesday the 7th morning offers a weak 3-foot WNW swell (combined energy 291) – it’s surfable but totally ordinary. By Wednesday the 8th morning, we get a slight bump to about 4-foot NW with moderate energy (412), but it's still marginal. Then things go flat and windy from Friday the 10th through Sunday the 12th. The waves are small, the winds are strong, and there’s just nothing to recommend.

Around Monday the 13th and Tuesday the 14th, we see a little pulse returning, but it’s all small fiberglass stuff – 3-foot to 4-foot WNW – and nothing to write home about. Just ordinary.

Now for the part that’s more promise than certainty. Wednesday the 15th morning is interesting. A very long-period 18-second groundswell from the SW, but only 2 feet high. That’s a dream for a point or reef break, with good shape and plenty of energy (460). The wind is moderate offshore. The size is a bummer, but the quality is real.

For the brave, look at Saturday the 18th. The morning brings a solid 8-foot north swell with a massive energy hit (1274). That’s expert territory. The wind is gusty offshore at 18 mph, so it’ll be fast and clean, but dangerous. By the afternoon, it’s building to 10-foot from the north (energy 1532) – only for the fully committed crew.

The final few days, from the 19th to the 21st, back off. The swell drops to 6 to 7 feet, but the wind turns light and cross-on, so the quality goes down. The one last good window is Tuesday the 21st afternoon: a clean 5-foot NW swell with light offshore winds and a "good surf conditions" call, but it’s small and clean, not a day for a big story.

Best bets: keep an eye on Wednesday the 15th for that long-period quality, and Saturday the 18th for serious size and power. Everything else is waiting.

Rusty.

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