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Boiler Bay in Oregon_North is an exposed reef break that has quite consistent surf The best wind direction is from the south. Waves just as likely from local windswells as from distant groundswells and the best swell direction is from the southwest. There is a right hand reef break. When the surf is up, it can get quite busy in the water. Hazards include rips and sharks.

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Overall Boiler Bay Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Also see Boiler Bay surf quality by season and Boiler Bay surf quality by month.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Boiler Bay:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Gleneden Beach	3 mi
Second closest break	Otter Rock	6 mi
Third closest break	Devil s Punch Beverly Beach	7 mi
Fourth closest break	Lincoln City	7 mi
Fifth closest break	Lincolne City Nelscott Reef	7 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Boiler Bay:
Closest wave buoy	Stonewall Banks Buoy	26 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Col River Bar Buoy	93 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Tilamook Buoy	111 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Port Orford Buoy	149 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Cape Elizabeth	177 mi
Tide stations nearest to Boiler Bay:
Closest tide station	Depoe Bay, Oregon	2 mi
Second closest tide station	Depoe Bay, Oregon (sub)	2 mi
Third closest tide station	Kernville, Siletz River, Oregon	5 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Taft, Siletz Bay, Oregon	7 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Newport, Yaquina Bay and River, Oregon	14 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Boiler Bay:
Closest ski area	Hoodoo Ski Area (United States)	112 mi
Second closest ski area	Mt Hood Ski Bowl (United States)	116 mi
Third closest ski area	Timberline (United States)	121 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Mt Hood Meadows (United States)	122 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Cooper Spur (United States)	126 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Boiler Bay:
Closest city location	Lincoln Beach (United States)	1 mi
Second closest city location	Depoe Bay (United States)	2 mi
Third closest city location	Lincoln City (United States)	8 mi
Fourth closest city location	Siletz (United States)	11 mi
Fifth closest city location	Newport (United States)	14 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Boiler Bay is Mc Minnville Muni (Mackminnville) Airport (MMV) in USA, which is 82 km (51 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Boiler Bay is Scappoose Industrial Airpark (San Luis) Airport (SPB), also in USA, 140 km (87 miles) away.
• The third closest airport is Portland International Airport (PDX), also in USA, 141 km (88 miles) away.