SOUTHERN OREGON COAST SURF & WEATHER REPORT
Saturday, October 3, 2026 | 3:16 PM PDT
CDIP Buoys 162 (Port Orford) & 036 (Cape Arago)
Current conditions are partly cloudy and breezy along the immediate southern Oregon coast. Temperature: 57°F with a high reaching 62°F. Wind is currently out of the NNW at 18 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Strong north-northwest winds will persist through late afternoon before easing slightly overnight under a thermal trough pattern.
Charleston / Coos Bay Station (Local PDT):
Swell Breakdown: Primary northwest wind swell at 4 to 5 ft with an 8 to 9-second period, reinforced by a short-period north wind chop (3 ft at 4-5 seconds) and a faint, long-period southwest swell pulse (2 ft at 14 seconds) monitored via CDIP 162/036.
Surf Trend: Choppy, wind-affected waist-to-chest-high surf continues through this evening under Small Craft Advisory conditions. Conditions will clean up slightly during early Sunday morning before northerly winds resume tomorrow afternoon, maintaining fun mid-period northwest lines.
NOAA / NWS HRRR Model Run: October 3, 2025 / 18Z
| TIME | WIND DIRECTION | WIND SPEED |
|---|---|---|
| 3:00 PM | NNW (Onshore - Choppy) | 18 mph (Gusts 28 mph) |
| 4:00 PM | NNW (Onshore - Choppy) | 20 mph (Gusts 29 mph) |
| 5:00 PM | NNW (Onshore - Bumpy) | 18 mph (Gusts 26 mph) |
| 6:00 PM | N (Sideshore - Bumpy) | 15 mph (Gusts 22 mph) |
| 7:00 PM | N (Sideshore - Bumpy) | 14 mph (Gusts 20 mph) |
| 8:00 PM | NNW (Sideshore) | 12 mph |
| 9:00 PM | NNW (Sideshore) | 10 mph |
| 10:00 PM | NW (Sideshore) | 9 mph |
| 11:00 PM | N (Offshore/Sideshore) | 8 mph |
| 12:00 AM | N (Offshore/Sideshore) | 8 mph |
| 1:00 AM | NNE (Offshore) | 7 mph |
| 2:00 AM | NNE (Offshore) | 7 mph |