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Dragon Nose, Oswald State Park/Short Sands

6:15 pm 19 Oct 2009

Oswald State Park/Short Sands

3:40 am 1 Jan 2004

Manzanita ratings
Quality on a good day: 1.0
Consistency of surf: 3.0
Difficulty level: 1.0
Crowds: 4.0

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Manzanita Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(United-States – Oregon North)

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Name: Manzanita
Type: beach
Reliability: fairly consistent
Best Swell: NW Offshore Wind: E

Manzanita in Oregon_North is an exposed beach break that has reasonably consistent surf and can work at any time of the year. Offshore winds are from the east. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the best swell direction is from the northwest. Waves at the beach break both left and right. Rarely crowded here. Beware of rips and rocks.

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Overall Manzanita Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Manzanita:

  (click location name for more details)
Closest break Neakahine Point 2 mi
Second closest break Oswald State Park/Short Sands 4 mi
Third closest break Smugglers Cove 4 mi
Fourth closest break Rockaway 6 mi
Fifth closest break Arcadia 10 mi

Wave buoys nearest to Manzanita:

Closest wave buoy Col River Bar Buoy 41 mi
Second closest wave buoy Stonewall Banks Buoy 78 mi
Third closest wave buoy Tilamook Buoy 89 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy Cape Elizabeth 120 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy Neah Bay Buoy 196 mi

Tide stations nearest to Manzanita:

Closest tide station Brighton, Nehalem River, Oregon 2 mi
Second closest tide station Nehalem, Nehalem River, Oregon 3 mi
Third closest tide station Barview, Tillamook Bay, Oregon 9 mi
Fourth closest tide station Garibaldi, Oregon 10 mi
Fifth closest tide station Garibaldi, Tillamook Bay, Oregon 11 mi

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Ski Resorts closest to Manzanita:

Closest ski area Mt Hood Ski Bowl (United States) 109 mi
Second closest ski area Timberline (United States) 112 mi
Third closest ski area Mt Hood Meadows (United States) 113 mi
Fourth closest ski area Cooper Spur (United States) 115 mi
Fifth closest ski area Hoodoo Ski Area (United States) 135 mi

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Town and city forecasts close to Manzanita:

Closest city location Rockaway Beach (United States) 6 mi
Second closest city location Bay City (United States) 12 mi
Third closest city location Cannon Beach (United States) 13 mi
Fourth closest city location Tillamook (United States) 17 mi
Fifth closest city location Seaside (United States) 20 mi
  • The closest passenger airport to Manzanita is Mc Minnville Muni (Mackminnville) Airport (MMV) in USA, 84 km (52 miles) away (directly).
  • The second nearest airport to Manzanita is Scappoose Industrial Airpark (San Luis) Airport (SPB), also in USA, 84 km (52 miles) away.
  • Third is Portland International Airport (PDX) in USA, 105 km (65 miles) away.
  • Gray Aaf (Fort Lewis) Airport (GRF) in USA is 185 km (115 miles) away.
  • Mc Chord Afb (Tacoma) Airport (TCM), also in USA is the fifth nearest airport to Manzanita and is 195 km (121 miles) away.
Manzanita break location map and break info
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Manzanita, United-States - Oregon North. Use the tab navigation above to view Manzanita sea temperature, Manzanita photographs, Manzanita detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Manzanita webcams, current wind from United-States - Oregon North live weather stations and Manzanita tide predictions. The United States swell maps link will open up the big picture showing United States and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from United States wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Manzanita.