Port Orford fishing forecast today

Tide times, wind, moon phase and the best times to fish today at Port Orford, using NOAA tide station Port Orford.

Southern Oregon Coast Updated 8:08 AM PST, Nov 5 NOAA station 9431647

OregonPacific Northwest

Small Craft Advisory until Sat 10 PM - from the National Weather Service. Details

Bite outlook today Estimate

Fair

Small craft advisory - rough water for small boats
Light wind (up to 9 mph)
Normal tide range (6.3 ft)

Next best time

Today 6:16 AM

Prime: Dawn + Tide change + Major moon period

Next tide

High 8:47 AM

7.5 ft

Weather

51°F, Partly Sunny

Wind 7 mph NE - pressure falling

Water temp

54°F

NOAA Port Orford, 9 min ago

Best times to fish

6:16 AM - 10:16 AMPrimeDawn - low light, fish move shallow; Moving water into the high tide at 8:47 AM; Major solunar period (moon overhead)

2:18 PM - 3:48 PMMoving water into the low tide at 3:18 PM; Minor solunar period (moonset)

8:21 PM - 10:48 PMPrimeMoving water into the high tide at 9:21 PM; Major solunar period (moon underfoot)

All 5 times today

1:17 AM - 3:46 AMMoving water into the low tide at 2:17 AM; Minor solunar period (moonrise)

6:16 AM - 10:16 AMPrimeDawn - low light, fish move shallow; Moving water into the high tide at 8:47 AM; Major solunar period (moon overhead)

2:18 PM - 3:48 PMMoving water into the low tide at 3:18 PM; Minor solunar period (moonset)

3:51 PM - 5:36 PMDusk - the evening feed

8:21 PM - 10:48 PMPrimeMoving water into the high tide at 9:21 PM; Major solunar period (moon underfoot)

Sunrise 6:57 AMSunset 5:06 PM 50-59°Fwind to 9 mph N

Tide chart and times4 tides today

Prime - best times todayGood - worth fishingNight

Tide times for the next 4 days

Day	Tides (feet, MLLW)
Today	Low 2:17 AM (1.4 ft) High 8:47 AM (7.5 ft) Low 3:18 PM (1.2 ft) High 9:21 PM (6.1 ft)
Fri Nov 6	Low 3:02 AM (1.9 ft) High 9:20 AM (7.8 ft) Low 4:03 PM (0.4 ft) High 10:18 PM (6.1 ft)
Sat Nov 7	Low 3:43 AM (2.4 ft) High 9:52 AM (8.0 ft) Low 4:43 PM (-0.2 ft) High 11:09 PM (6.2 ft)
Sun Nov 8	Low 4:21 AM (2.8 ft) High 10:22 AM (8.1 ft) Low 5:20 PM (-0.6 ft) High 11:55 PM (6.2 ft)

Predictions from NOAA station 9431647 (Port Orford). Strong wind can push real water levels above or below these predictions.

Port Orford: Shore Pine Pinus contorta subsp. contorta, Port Orford Heads, Oregon — Photo: Jami Dwyer from Portland, OR, USA, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0, cropped

Satellite view of Port Orford from above — Imagery: USGS National Map (public domain). Pin = NOAA tide station Port Orford; the fishing area extends around it.

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Water is 54°F - who's feedingLive reading matched to each local fish's preferred temperature. A rough guide - season and size rules still apply.

Right temperature

Salmon 45-58°F
Steelhead 42-58°F
Rockfish 46-58°F
Lingcod 44-55°F
Surfperch 54-64°F

Hourly weatherNWS

8 AM51°7 mphNEPartly Sunny

9 AM53°7 mphNEPartly Sunny

10 AM55°6 mphNEPartly Sunny

11 AM56°6 mphNEMostly Sunny

12 PM57°6 mphNEMostly Sunny

1 PM58°9 mphNNWMostly Sunny

2 PM58°9 mphNNWPartly Sunny

3 PM59°9 mphNNWMostly Sunny

4 PM58°9 mphNNWMostly Sunny

5 PM56°9 mphNNWMostly Sunny

6 PM54°9 mphNNWPartly Cloudy

7 PM52°7 mphNNEPartly Cloudy

8 PM51°7 mphNNEPartly Cloudy

9 PM50°7 mphNNEPartly Cloudy

10 PM50°5 mphNEPartly Cloudy

11 PM50°5 mphNEPartly Cloudy

12 AM50°5 mphNEMostly Cloudy

1 AM50°5 mphSSEMostly Cloudy

2 AM50°5 mphSSEMostly Cloudy

3 AM50°5 mphSSECloudy

4 AM49°7 mphSSECloudy

5 AM50°7 mphSSECloudy

6 AM50°7 mphSSECloudy

7 AM51°8 mphSSECloudy

Mostly sunny. High near 60, with temperatures falling to around 56 in the afternoon. North wind 6 to 9 mph.

Sun and moonWaning crescent

Waning crescent
11% of the moon is lit

Day	Sun	Moon	Solunar periods
Today	6:57 AM 5:06 PM	Rise 3:16 AM Set 3:18 PM	Minor 2:46 AM Major 8:20 AM Minor 2:48 PM Major 8:48 PM
Fri 6	6:58 AM 5:05 PM	Rise 4:26 AM Set 3:40 PM	Minor 3:56 AM Major 9:04 AM Minor 3:10 PM Major 9:32 PM
Sat 7	6:59 AM 5:03 PM	Rise 5:35 AM Set 4:02 PM	Minor 5:05 AM Major 9:48 AM Minor 3:32 PM Major 10:20 PM
Sun 8	7:00 AM 5:02 PM	Rise 6:43 AM Set 4:28 PM	Minor 6:13 AM Major 10:36 AM Minor 3:58 PM
Mon 9	7:02 AM 5:01 PM	Rise 7:50 AM Set 4:59 PM	Minor 7:20 AM Major 11:24 AM Minor 4:29 PM
Tue 10	7:03 AM 5:00 PM	Rise 8:54 AM Set 5:37 PM	Major 11:52 PM Minor 8:24 AM Major 12:16 PM Minor 5:07 PM
Wed 11	7:04 AM 4:59 PM	Rise 9:53 AM Set 6:23 PM	Major 12:44 AM Minor 9:23 AM Major 1:08 PM Minor 5:53 PM

Calculated for this location. Moon times are accurate to within a few minutes. Major periods are the 2 hours around the moon passing overhead or underfoot; minor periods are the hour around moonrise and moonset.

Fishing Port Orford

Brookings to Bandon: the Chetco, Rogue and Coquille rivers meet a wild, rocky coast.

What's biting now (Fall): Fall salmon runs in coastal rivers and bays (by season); surfperch and rockfish from jetties.

Commonly caught in this area: Salmon and steelhead in the rivers, rockfish, lingcod and surfperch.

Also caught here: cabezon, kelp greenling, steelhead.

Piers put you over deeper water without a boat. Fish the pilings for sheepshead and snapper, and cast out from the end for mackerel and pompano when they run. Many Florida piers sell a license that covers everyone fishing from that pier.

Best baits here6 fish

Salmon

Steelhead

Rockfish (Pacific)

Lingcod

Surfperch

Cabezon

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How the bite outlook works

The rating is our estimate, not a guarantee. It combines tide range, wind, rain and storms, temperature swings, the moon phase and how well the solunar periods line up with dawn and dusk. Fish do not read forecasts - local knowledge always wins. Read more

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