A wide, sandy open-coast beach in northern Oregon with mellow beach-break waves below Haystack Rock. It is mostly gentle but cold, and rips form around the rock.
Break
beach break, lefts and rights; faces WSW
Level
beginner
Best swell
SW, W
Best wind
E (offshore)
Best tide
all tides
Season
Sep-Apr
Typical size
0.5-2.5 m
Crowd
low
Hazards
Cold water; Rips; Strong currents around Haystack Rock