Avalanche Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(South Oregon, USA)

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Avalanche Surf Guide

Avalanche in Oregon_South is an exposed beach/Sand Bar break that has fairly consistent surf and can work at any time of the year. Offshore winds are from the east with some shelter here from north winds. Windswells and groundswells in equal measure and the ideal swell angle is from the west. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights. Surfable at all stages of the tide. It very rarely gets crowded here. Take care of rips and sharks.

Avalanche Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach/sandbar	1	fairly consistent	10.9°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Avalanche:

The best conditions reported for surf at Avalanche occur when a West swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the East.

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What's the best time of year to surf Avalanche (for consistent clean waves)?

januaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Avalanche with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of January. Clean surfable waves are typically found 36% of the time in January while 62% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 2% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

36%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

62%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Avalanche Location Map

Interactive Avalanche surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Avalanche is Mc Minnville Muni (Mackminnville) Airport (MMV) in USA, which is 94 km (58 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Avalanche is Portland International Airport (PDX), also in USA, 155 km (96 miles) away.

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Avalanche Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 00:44 Local Time

m, °C	Tue		Wed
ft, °F	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM
Wave (m)	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW
Period (s)	11	11	11	14
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	glass	glass	glass

What does Avalanche look like?

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Credit: CB

Tides at Avalanche

Current tide and informaton

For Bar at entrance, Yaquina Bay and River, Oregon, 6 km from Avalanche.

Next High Water: 02:44am | 2.15m

Next Low Water: 10:15am | -0.08m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Avalanche Sea Temperature

The water temperature (10.9 °C) at Avalanche is quite cold. If the sun shines as forecast, it should feel warm enough to get away with a good sealed spring wetsuit but you won't overheat in a winter wetsuit, gloves boots and a hood. Effective windchill factor of (13.0 °C).

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots.