About Port Orford Surf Travel
The westernmost burg in the contiguous United States and also the oldest platted town site on the Oregon coast (circa 1859), Port Orford is one of those places that’s only worth surfing when the northwesterlies are a-howlin’. A sweeping, south-facing cove surrounded by dense woods, rivers and lakes, it’s a real niche surfing area, more renowned for its fishing and diving.
Coming from the south along Highway 101, the first of Port Orford’s two surf spots is mellow, user-friendly Hubbard Creek, a small beach covered with sand dunes and pine trees with rocks to the south. Rather sheltered from large storm surf but dismally onshore during wintertime south winds, Hubbard is a good spot in the spring. With the creek running out through it and a couple of big rocks just outside of the lineup, it’s a scenic spot which can see a crowd and offer up some punchy peaks when the winds are blowing.
Just up the road lies south-facing Battle Rock City Park, a funky, shorebreak-ish, not-so-good beachbreak setup basically ridden during bouts of giant winter swell and stiff north wind. For what it lacks in quality waves, Battle Rock offers a postcard view of the offshore sea stacks to the south and bulbous Humbug Mountain. It’s also the site of the famous battle between Native Americans and the first whites attempting to settle at Port Orford.