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Port Orford, United States

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About Port Orford

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details estimated.

The spot faces S (200°), so it takes swell from the S. The wind blows offshore from the N (20°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 6–20 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves steeply: 10 m deep about 200 m out (1 in 18). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 10°C in February, its coldest month (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves), and 12°C in August, its warmest (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves). The town to stay in is Port Orford, 0 km away (about 5 min by car).

Water about 12°C: 4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 9 h 50 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to EUG, direct.

    See flights ORD → EUG · Skyscanner from about £220 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 3 h 30 from the airport to Port Orford.

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  3. Accommodation.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

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Forecast

The score for experts, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct557 ft9 scrumbling712kJ15°C
Mon 19Oct457 ft10 scrumbling874kJ15°C
Tue 20Oct457 ft9 scrumbling809kJ16°C
Wed 21Oct275 ft7 smushy185kJ19°C
Thu 22Oct315 ft10 shollow499kJ13°C
Fri 23Oct406 ft8 scrumbling457kJ14°C
Sat 24Oct64 ft8 smushy189kJ11°C
Sun 25Oct146 ft7 smushy303kJ12°C
Mon 26Oct366 ft7 smushy339kJ13°C
Tue 27Oct234 ft7 smushy148kJ14°C

Day scores here are the conditions out of 80; a trip's score on the results is the same conditions out of 100. The journey never scores. The forecast reaches about 10 days. Energy is the swell's power in kJ per metre of wave, from its height and interval: it grows with the square of each, so a long-period swell hits far harder than a short one the same size. The word under the swell is the wave's shape, our estimate from the sea floor. Wind is in knots: 10 kn is about 19 km/h. The arrow points where the wind blows to; offshore wind, blowing from the land out to sea, is green and says so.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for expert surfers. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Direct flight ORD to EUG, then 3h 30 by road. About 9h 50 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Port Orford

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 7 ft at 9 s, wind 2 kn (3 km/h).

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 5 ft at best.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Port Orford

    Best 17:00 to 20:00 local time: 5 ft at 10 s, offshore wind.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf Port Orford

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 6 ft at 8 s, wind 4 kn (7 km/h).

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 4 ft at best.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight ORD to EUG, then 3h 30 by road. About 9h 50 door to door

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Rough cost

About £1,015–£1,835 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book.

WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to EUG, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag£220–£455
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Hire car6 days, shared£115–£190
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, shared£270–£455
Food7 days eating out£260–£480
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about £85 to fly your own£115–£190
Total£1,015–£1,835

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026: where they come from. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra.

Places to eat near Port Orford

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