Bastendorff Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(South Oregon, USA)

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Bastendorff Beach Surf Guide

Bastendorff Beach in Oregon_South is an exposed beach break that has quite reliable surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. The best wind direction is from the southeast. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the optimum swell angle is from the west. The beach break offers both left and right hand waves. Best around mid tide. It very rarely gets crowded here. Beware of rips, sharks and pollution.

Bastendorff Beach Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	1	fairly consistent	12.0°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Bastendorff Beach:

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

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

januaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Bastendorff Beach 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 51% of the time in January while 48% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 1% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

51%

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

blown out

48%

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 Bastendorff Beach Location Map

Interactive Bastendorff Beach 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 nearest passenger airport to Bastendorff Beach is Mc Minnville Muni (Mackminnville) Airport (MMV) in USA, which is 227 km (141 miles) away (directly). The second closest airport to Bastendorff Beach is Portland International Airport (PDX), also in USA, 286 km (178 miles) away.

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Bastendorff Beach Surf Forecasts:

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16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 03:08 Local Time

m, °C	Wednesday 06
ft, °F	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM
Wave (m)	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW
Period (s)	11	11	14	13
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	glass	glass	on

What does Bastendorff Beach look like?

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Tides at Bastendorff Beach

Current tide and informaton

For Charleston, Oregon, 3 km from Bastendorff Beach.

Next High Water: 05:01pm | 1.7m

Next Low Water: 10:06am | -0.0m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Bastendorff Beach Sea Temperature

The water temperature (12.0 °C) at Bastendorff Beach 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 (12.0 °C).

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