Gold Beach surf report
Gold Beach, Oregon
Updated 1:00 AM PDT
What decides a surfing score
Scored on wave size, period and wind speed. We do not yet know which way each beach faces, so this does not account for offshore versus onshore wind.
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About Gold Beach
Gold Beach sits on the Oregon coast, where the water runs from about 50°F in June to 55°F in August.
The water here never averages above 70°F — even in August, the warmest month, it sits around 55°F. Most people wear a wetsuit.
Today it is 51°F. That is 3° below the October average of 54°F here.
Tide predictions come from NOAA station Gold Beach, Rogue River about 1.7 km away on a river.
Frequently asked questions
Is Gold Beach good for surfing today?
Good surf today — we score it 85 out of 100 today. No single condition is holding it back today.
What makes a good surfing day?
We weight wave size (45%), swell period (30%), wind (15%) and combine them into one score. Conditions we cannot read are left out rather than guessed.