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Gold Beach

NWS MFR · ORZ022; official reef-face range: 9–9 ft

Updated Tue, Sep 22, 4:40 PM PDT

When to go

Around 7:00 PM

Strong wind — difficult conditions · Low confidence

6.6–6.6 ft · Offshore waves · not face height

Strong wind: 13.1 kt · cross-shore

Cautions

Strong wind or gusts up to 25.7 kt can make the session difficult; being first in the list does not make conditions good.

Forecast details

This is the best time in the forecast, though wind may make it choppy.

Other wind windows

Plan around the wind

The best available upcoming daylight wind sample to compare with the wave evidence. This compares wind only; wave size, tide suitability, and hazards can change your choice.

5:00 PM–6:00 PM · America/Los_Angeles
Strong wind · up to 13.9 kt · reported gusts up to 24.9 kt
Caution: This is the best available wind comparison, not a favorable-wind label. Strong wind remains in the selected evidence.
Offshore waves: 6.7–6.8 ft across the period. Surf height unavailable. Tide data available; check the local tide response.
Wind source time: Sep 22, 4:45 PM PDT. This is not the model run issue time.

How these periods are chosen

The planner prefers three consecutive hourly samples covering two daylight hours, but retains shorter one- or two-sample evidence when that is all the forecast provides. Light wind means at most 6 kt. Moderate offshore means at most 12 kt from land toward the sea when shore orientation is verified. Strong wind or known gusts of 20 kt or more remain visible as cautions instead of making the entire comparison disappear. These are comparison labels, not locally tested surf-quality or safety ratings. Missing gusts remain unknown. Terrain shelter, currents, closures, and your ability are not assessed.

Forecast confidence

Returned marine grid point is 4.5 km from the mapped spot. Provider grid resolution is not established for this response.
Reference model hour: 0 hours from now; historical residuals do not measure forecast lead-time error.
No accepted local model for these inputs: missing history, unsupported direction/period/height, or failed historical validation.
A mapped coordinate does not establish nearshore grid resolution or terrain/shelter accuracy.

Wind N 13.9 kt

Tide 4 ft rising

Wave, wind and tide details

Offshore model swellWNW 4.9 ft @ 10sValid 2026-09-22 17:00 · America/Los_AngelesMarine grid 42.3750, -124.4583 · offshore model, not a local measurement

Offshore model sea6.8 ft @ 8.8sSignificant wave height including wind waves and swell; not breaking surfValid 2026-09-22 17:00 · America/Los_Angeles

Model windN 13.9 ktcross-shoreValid 2026-09-22 17:00 · America/Los_Angeles1.9 kt offshore component

Tide4 ftrisingNOAA Port Orford 9431647 · 37 km from spot · predicted height relative to MLLWRetrieved Sep 22, 4:45 PM PDT · provider issue time unavailable20% of adjacent local low–high range · descriptive, not a safety rating

NWS MFR · ORZ022

Surf Height...................9 FT. Thunderstorm Potential........None expected. Water Temperature.............Missing. Weather.......................Partly cloudy. High Temperature..............57-77. Wind..........................NW at 18 MPH becoming NW at 21 MPH. Tides......................... Port Orford.........Low 0.6 feet (MLLW) 03:48 AM PDT. High 5.6 feet (MLLW) 10:37 AM PDT. Low 3.3 feet (MLLW) 03:53 PM PDT. High 6.4 feet (MLLW) 09:36 PM PDT.

REST OF TODAYOfficial breaking-surf height for Southwest Oregon coastal areas from Port Orford to Brookings; forecast-zone range, not a calibrated break transformationIssued Sep 22, 2:40 PM PDT

PORT ORFORD - 15 NM West of Port Orford, OR buoy 46015 · 51 km from Gold Beach6.6 ft @ 12sNDBC measured significant wave height (Hs) at the explicitly assigned same-coast offshore buoy; not breaking-wave face heightObserved Sep 22, 3:50 PM PDT

NDBC PORT ORFORD - 15 NM West of Port Orford, OR 460156.6 ft @ 12sObserved offshore significant wave height at the named buoy; not surf at this breakObserved Sep 22, 3:50 PM PDT

Surf height unavailable. Coastal and offshore waves are not breaking-wave heights.

Surf and wind

Recommended window: No recommended window

Breaking surf is not reliably resolved. Hourly offshore swell and wind inputs are listed below.

Hourly forecast

Hourly surf forecast for Gold Beach
Time	Wind	Tide	Offshore swell
12 AM	NE 6.6 ktcross-shore	3.5 ftfalling	WNW 5.0 ft @ 11s
1 AM	NE 4.5 ktcross-shore	3 ftfalling	WNW 5.1 ft @ 11s
2 AM	NE 5.8 ktcross-shore	2 ftfalling	WNW 5.3 ft @ 11s
3 AM	NE 7.2 ktoffshore	1.5 ftfalling	WNW 5.3 ft @ 11s
4 AM	NE 7.6 ktcross-shore	1 ftrising	WNW 5.3 ft @ 11s
5 AM	NE 8.4 ktcross-shore	1.5 ftrising	WNW 5.3 ft @ 11s
6 AM	NE 8.5 ktcross-shore	2 ftrising	WNW 5.2 ft @ 10s
7 AM	NE 8.4 ktcross-shore	3 ftrising	WNW 5.2 ft @ 10s
8 AM	NE 8.5 ktcross-shore	3.5 ftrising	WNW 5.2 ft @ 10s
9 AM	NNE 8.6 ktcross-shore	4.5 ftrising	WNW 5.2 ft @ 10s
10 AM	NNE 9.7 ktcross-shore	5 ftnear high	WNW 5.2 ft @ 10s
11 AM	N 11 ktcross-shore	5.5 ftfalling	WNW 5.2 ft @ 10s
Noon	N 12.7 ktcross-shore	5 ftfalling	WNW 5.1 ft @ 10s
1 PM	N 13.2 ktcross-shore	4.5 ftfalling	WNW 5.1 ft @ 10s
2 PM	N 12.9 ktcross-shore	4 ftfalling	WNW 5.0 ft @ 10s
3 PM	N 13.3 ktcross-shore	3.5 ftfalling	WNW 5.0 ft @ 10s
4 PM	N 13.9 ktcross-shore	3.5 ftrising	WNW 4.9 ft @ 10s
5 PM	N 13.9 ktcross-shore	4 ftrising	WNW 4.9 ft @ 10s
6 PM	N 13.5 ktcross-shore	4.5 ftrising	WNW 4.9 ft @ 10s
7 PM	NNE 13.1 ktcross-shore	5 ftrising	WNW 4.9 ft @ 9s
8 PM	NNE 11.7 ktcross-shore	5.5 ftrising	WNW 4.8 ft @ 9s
9 PM	NNE 10.9 ktcross-shore	6 ftrising	WNW 4.8 ft @ 9s
10 PM	NNE 10.6 ktcross-shore	6 ftfalling	WNW 4.7 ft @ 9s
11 PM	NNE 10.1 ktcross-shore	5 ftfalling	WNW 4.7 ft @ 9s

12 AMUnavailable

WindNE 6.6 ktcross-shoreTide3.5 ftfallingOffshore swellWNW 5.0 ft @ 11s

1 AMUnavailable

WindNE 4.5 ktcross-shoreTide3 ftfallingOffshore swellWNW 5.1 ft @ 11s

2 AMUnavailable

WindNE 5.8 ktcross-shoreTide2 ftfallingOffshore swellWNW 5.3 ft @ 11s

3 AMUnavailable

WindNE 7.2 ktoffshoreTide1.5 ftfallingOffshore swellWNW 5.3 ft @ 11s

4 AMUnavailable

WindNE 7.6 ktcross-shoreTide1 ftrisingOffshore swellWNW 5.3 ft @ 11s

5 AMUnavailable

WindNE 8.4 ktcross-shoreTide1.5 ftrisingOffshore swellWNW 5.3 ft @ 11s

6 AMUnavailable

WindNE 8.5 ktcross-shoreTide2 ftrisingOffshore swellWNW 5.2 ft @ 10s

7 AMUnavailable

WindNE 8.4 ktcross-shoreTide3 ftrisingOffshore swellWNW 5.2 ft @ 10s

8 AMUnavailable

WindNE 8.5 ktcross-shoreTide3.5 ftrisingOffshore swellWNW 5.2 ft @ 10s

9 AMUnavailable

WindNNE 8.6 ktcross-shoreTide4.5 ftrisingOffshore swellWNW 5.2 ft @ 10s

10 AMUnavailable

WindNNE 9.7 ktcross-shoreTide5 ftnear highOffshore swellWNW 5.2 ft @ 10s

11 AMUnavailable

WindN 11 ktcross-shoreTide5.5 ftfallingOffshore swellWNW 5.2 ft @ 10s

NoonUnavailable

WindN 12.7 ktcross-shoreTide5 ftfallingOffshore swellWNW 5.1 ft @ 10s

1 PMUnavailable

WindN 13.2 ktcross-shoreTide4.5 ftfallingOffshore swellWNW 5.1 ft @ 10s

2 PMUnavailable

WindN 12.9 ktcross-shoreTide4 ftfallingOffshore swellWNW 5.0 ft @ 10s

3 PMUnavailable

WindN 13.3 ktcross-shoreTide3.5 ftfallingOffshore swellWNW 5.0 ft @ 10s

4 PMUnavailable

WindN 13.9 ktcross-shoreTide3.5 ftrisingOffshore swellWNW 4.9 ft @ 10s

5 PMUnavailable

WindN 13.9 ktcross-shoreTide4 ftrisingOffshore swellWNW 4.9 ft @ 10s

6 PMUnavailable

WindN 13.5 ktcross-shoreTide4.5 ftrisingOffshore swellWNW 4.9 ft @ 10s

7 PMUnavailable

WindNNE 13.1 ktcross-shoreTide5 ftrisingOffshore swellWNW 4.9 ft @ 9s

8 PMUnavailable

WindNNE 11.7 ktcross-shoreTide5.5 ftrisingOffshore swellWNW 4.8 ft @ 9s

9 PMUnavailable

WindNNE 10.9 ktcross-shoreTide6 ftrisingOffshore swellWNW 4.8 ft @ 9s

10 PMUnavailable

WindNNE 10.6 ktcross-shoreTide6 ftfallingOffshore swellWNW 4.7 ft @ 9s

11 PMUnavailable

WindNNE 10.1 ktcross-shoreTide5 ftfallingOffshore swellWNW 4.7 ft @ 9s

Tide

NOAA Port Orford 9431647 · 37 km from spot · MLLW

Interpolated tide height Recommended window

About this spot

Model-grid forecast requested at the mapped coordinate; reef, headland, and nearshore transformations are unresolved. Beach and reef break.

Mapped spot coordinate: 42.41, -124.43.

Mainland · Coast not verified · Ocean-facing bearing 270° · Location provenance

Model request point: Gold Beach (42.41, -124.43). Model output times describe valid conditions; the provider does not expose the model run issue time in this response.

Forecast sources

Data coverage 5/6 sources

Source availability is not forecast accuracy. Where an empirical model passes historical testing, its error and interval coverage are shown above. Source count cannot increase that confidence.

Coverage tier A · US_PNW_OR · spot-level model point

NWS MFR · ORZ022; official reef-face range9–9 ftCurrent · Sep 22, 2:40 PM PDT

PORT ORFORD - 15 NM West of Port Orford, OR buoy 46015 · 51 km from Gold Beach6.6 ft @ 12sCurrent · Sep 22, 3:50 PM PDTOffshore significant wave height; not breaking surf

NWS MFR · ORZ022
NWS MFR · ORZ022; Official breaking-surf height for Southwest Oregon coastal areas from Port Orford to Brookings; forecast-zone range, not a calibrated break transformationCurrentSep 22, 2:40 PM PDT
US National Weather Service Coastal Waters Forecast
Marine wind, seas, and hazards where SRF is absent; market adapter or station mapping not connectedUnavailableNo source time
PORT ORFORD - 15 NM West of Port Orford, OR buoy 46015 · 51 km from Gold Beach
PORT ORFORD - 15 NM West of Port Orford, OR buoy 46015 · 51 km from Gold Beach; NDBC measured significant wave height (Hs) at the explicitly assigned same-coast offshore buoy; not breaking-wave face heightCurrentSep 22, 3:50 PM PDT
NOAA CO-OPS Tides and Currents API
NOAA Port Orford 9431647 · 37 km from spot; predicted high/low events above MLLW, converted to feet. Timestamp is retrieval time; provider issue time is not supplied.CurrentSep 22, 4:45 PM PDT
Open-Meteo Marine API
1 of 1 configured model points availableCurrentSep 22, 4:45 PM PDT
Open-Meteo Weather API
1 of 1 configured model points availableCurrentSep 22, 4:45 PM PDT
Surf-Forecast public pages
Spot discovery and break-specific HTML fallbackNot applicableNo source time
Surfline public spot pages
Break-specific comparison, cams, and metadataNot applicableNo source time

How best guesses are made

Best guesses combine usable wave and wind evidence, with qualitative confidence and specific limitations. A missing tide or local surf-height model does not prevent useful guidance. Tide levels use the named station datum; their effect at this break remains uncertain. Wind direction is relative to the mapped beach orientation, without calibrated terrain or shelter effects. The comparison is a heuristic, not a measured quality rating.