Gold Beach surf report
Gold Beach, Oregon
Updated 4:03 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.
Gold Beach is also scored for
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 56°F. That is 1° above the August average of 55°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?
Rideable — we score it 76 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.