Port Orford Tides Today
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Port Orford runs a mean tidal range of about 5.1 ft. This month the highest water, 9.1 ft, comes on the morning of Nov 25, and the lowest, a -2.1 ft minus tide, on the evening of Nov 25.
| Low tide | 1:26 AM | 1.0 ft |
| High tide | 8:09 AM | 7.1 ft |
| Low tide | 2:25 PM | 2.1 ft |
| High tide | 8:15 PM | 6.0 ft |
Today on the water at Port Orford
Today at Port Orford: high tide at 8:09 AM (7.1 ft) and 8:15 PM (6.0 ft), low tide at 1:26 AM (1.0 ft) and 2:25 PM (2.1 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for Wednesday is mostly cloudy then chance light rain with SSE winds 5 to 10 mph, 59°F. In effect now: Small Craft Advisory. The water at the gauge reads 54°F. Sunrise is at 6:54 AM and sunset at 5:08 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overnight | Partly Cloudy | ESE 5 mph | 49°F |
| Wednesday | Mostly Cloudy then Chance Light Rain | SSE 5 to 10 mph | 59°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Port Orford is
Port Orford sits at 42.7390° N, 124.4983° W on the Pacific Northwest coast, at Port Orford, OR. The station here is a live gauge in NOAA's National Water Level Observation Network, the reference network the rest of the coast's tide predictions are tied to. It has been in NOAA's records since 1924. The nearest weather station is Port Orford, OR, a shore station reporting wind and, at most sites, water temperature, right at this station.
The tide at Port Orford
Port Orford has a mixed tide: two highs and two lows a day, but of unequal size, so one low each day drains noticeably lower than the other. This month's predictions average 1.9 high tides a day here. The mean range from lower low to higher high is 7.3 ft, and 5.2 ft between the average high and the average low, a large tide. On an average day the higher high tops the lower high by 0.7 ft and the lower low sits 1.4 ft below the other low. For the water around it: Outer-coast tides in Washington and Oregon are mixed semidiurnal, two unequal highs a day with ranges of 6 to 10 ft.
About this station
- High tide reaches Port Orford about 7.6 hours after the moon passes overhead. That lag is local, which is why high water does not line up with the moon.
- Highest water on record: 11.4 ft on Feb 17, 1978.
- Lowest on record: -3.3 ft on Jan 12, 2009.
Datum and source
Heights on this page are feet above mean lower low water (MLLW), the zero NOAA's nautical charts use for soundings. A predicted 0.0 ft low is the average of the lower low each day; a minus tide is water below chart datum, and a 2 ft high means 2 ft more water than the chart shows. NOAA fixes MLLW at Port Orford from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 7.3 ft above it and mean sea level 3.9 ft. The land survey datum NAVD88, the zero on topographic maps and flood maps, is 0.4 ft above MLLW here, so a water level on this page converts to NAVD88 by subtracting that amount. These datums are controlled from NOAA's Crescent City, CA gauge. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 9431647, a National Water Level Observation Network gauge, established 1924. The tide times and heights are NOAA's official harmonic predictions for this station; TidalMap republishes them daily and does not alter them. The observed line is the gauge's own six-minute water level feed.
Tide stations near Port Orford
- Rink Creek Entrance, Coquille River: 33.1 mi, tides about 170 min later
- Charleston: 42.8 mi, tides about 17 min later
- Sitka Dock, Coos Bay: 45.2 mi, tides about 25 min later
- Empire: 46.4 mi, tides about 61 min later
- Coos Bay: 46.5 mi, tides about 104 min later
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Port Orford this month: Nov 22, Nov 23, Nov 24, Nov 25, Nov 26, Nov 27, Nov 28. These spring highs push water up into the grass and over the oyster rock; prime for poling into flooded marsh for tailing reds.
🔻 Negative (minus) low tides at Port Orford this month: Nov 7, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 12, Nov 22, Nov 23, Nov 24, Nov 25, Nov 26, Nov 27 …. These drain the flats and expose the oyster rock, prime for sight-fishing and clamming.
Best fishing times (solunar)
Major and minor solunar windows for Port Orford, peak feeding activity is around the moon overhead/underfoot (majors) and moonrise/moonset (minors). Score is the day's activity coefficient (0–100).
| Day | Major windows | Minor windows | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today 🌗 | 7:38–9:38 AM 8:03–10:03 PM | 1:07–3:07 AM 1:56–3:56 PM | 62 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 8:24–10:24 AM 8:49–10:49 PM | 2:18–4:18 AM 2:17–4:17 PM | 74 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 9:09–11:09 AM 9:34–11:34 PM | 3:28–5:28 AM 2:38–4:38 PM | 84 |
| Sat Nov 7 🌘 | 9:54–11:54 AM 10:19–12:19 AM | 4:37–6:37 AM 3:01–5:01 PM | 92 |
| Sun Nov 8 🌘 | 10:40–12:40 PM 11:05–1:05 AM | 5:46–7:46 AM 3:27–5:27 PM | 97 |
| Mon Nov 9 🌑 | 11:28–1:28 PM 11:53–1:53 AM | 6:53–8:53 AM 3:58–5:58 PM | 99 |
| Tue Nov 10 🌑 | 12:18–2:18 PM 12:43–2:43 AM | 7:57–9:57 AM 4:35–6:35 PM | 98 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 9431647. Solunar windows computed from the moon's position for this location. Times shown in the station's local time. Not for navigation.
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