Port Orford

Best Surf Season (October - March)

The North Pacific storm track loads up from autumn through early spring, and Port Orford feels the pulse. Average swells climb to 7-10ft (2.1-2.9m) with periods of 11.7-12.9s, producing the most powerful groundswell of the calendar year. The catch is direction: the wave rose is dominated by W/WNW/NW energy, while the southerly angles that suit this SSE-facing coastline are scarce. When a front clears and the wind clocks into the N/NW offshore quadrant, the long-period walls can be genuinely heavy; these are the windows that make winter worth the rain.