Taft (Siltetz River) Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(North Oregon, USA)

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Taft (Siltetz River) Surf Guide

Taft (Siltetz River) in North Oregon is an exposed river break that has quite reliable surf and can work at any time of the year. The best wind direction is from the east. Windswells and groundswells in equal measure and the ideal swell angle is from the west. The river break provides left and right handers. When it's working here, it can get crowded. Take care of rips and sharks.

Taft (Siltetz River) Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
River	2	fairly consistent	11.4°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Taft (Siltetz River):

The best conditions reported for surf at Taft (Siltetz River) occur when a West swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the East.

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Explore Taft (Siltetz River) Location Map

Interactive Taft (Siltetz River) 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.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Taft (Siltetz River) Surf Forecasts:

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16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 19:03 Local Time

m, °C	Wed		Thu
ft, °F	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM
Wave (m)	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW
Period (s)	12	12	12	12
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross	cross- off	cross- off

What does Taft (Siltetz River) look like?

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Tides at Taft (Siltetz River)

Current tide and informaton

For Taft, Siletz Bay, Oregon, 1 km from Taft (Siltetz River).

Next High Water: 03:40am | 1.68m

Next Low Water: 10:21pm | 0.8m

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Taft (Siltetz River) Sea Temperature

The water temperature (11.4 °C) at Taft (Siltetz River) 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.