Walking Gold Beach today

Gold Beach, Oregon

Updated 1:00 AM PDT

56/ 100

Bearable for a walk Air comfort at 49°F is what holds this back.

Partial data — Air quality unavailable, so this score is less certain.

What decides a walking & shelling score

Air comfort 49°F · 30% of the score 20
Wind 7 mph · 22% of the score 85
Low-tide window 7:44 AM · 20% of the score 40
UV exposure UV 0 · 18% of the score 100

Weather & UV · Open-Meteo Water & waves · Open-Meteo Marine Tides · NOAA CO-OPS ⚠ Air quality · AirNow (unavailable)

Gold Beach is also scored for

85 Surfing wave size 5.8 ft 33 Families with kids water temperature 51°F

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 a beach walk today?

Bearable for a walk — we score it 56 out of 100 today. The limiting factor is air comfort at 49°F.

What makes a good walking & shelling day?

We weight air comfort (30%), wind (22%), low-tide window (20%) and combine them into one score. Conditions we cannot read are left out rather than guessed.

Is low tide better for walking at Gold Beach?

Yes — a low tide exposes more firm sand. Today's low is at 7:44 AM at 2.9 ft.

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