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Gold Beach Surf Report & Forecast, Hunter Creek, Oregon

Gold Beach, Hunter Creek, Oregon: 12–14 ft, double overhead, at 12 pm PST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Poor to Fair. The main swell is 10.2 ft at 13 seconds from the west, with a 20 mph cross-shore wind from the south, gusting 35 mph. Water is about 57°F, so a 4/3 or 5/4 wetsuit with a hood is the suggestion; the next low tide is -0.4 ft at 5:53 pm.

Poor to Fair

12–14 ft

double overhead · occasional 16 ft

Swell from the west; wind from the south at 20 mph, cross-shore; the beach faces east.NSWE
first light 6:32 amrating through the daylast light 5:31 pm
Swell
10.2 ft · 13 s · W
Wind
20 mph (S), gusts 35cross-shore
Tide
7.5 ft fallinglow -0.4 ft at 5:53 pm
Water
57°F4/3–5/4 hooded
Air
55°Ffeels like 44°F
Sun
rise 7:01 amset 5:01 pm

Gold Beach surf today and tomorrow

Best-rated hour today at Gold Beach: 7 am, Good, on a rising mid tide.

Today Mon, Nov 9
Surf height at Gold Beach today, Mon, Nov 9, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.51015-14912–14 ftnow7 am: Good8 am: Good9 am: Fair10 am: Poor to Fair11 am: Poor to Fair12 pm: Poor1 pm: Poor2 pm: Poor3 pm: Poor4 pm: Poor5 pm: Poor6 pm: Poor9a12p3p6p☀ 7:01 am5:01 pm ☾ratingwind
Tomorrow Tue, Nov 10
Surf height at Gold Beach tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.51015-14911–13 ft7 am: Good8 am: Good9 am: Good10 am: Fair11 am: Fair12 pm: Poor to Fair1 pm: Poor to Fair2 pm: Poor to Fair3 pm: Poor to Fair4 pm: Poor to Fair5 pm: Poor6 pm: Poor to Fair9a12p3p6pratingwind

Blue band: surf face height from the low end to set waves; dotted: occasional larger sets. Grey line: tide, in feet on the right scale. Colour strip: the hourly rating. Arrows: wind direction and strength, teal when offshore, orange when onshore.

Best-rated hour tomorrow at Gold Beach: 8 am, Good, on a rising high tide.

Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
Today, Mon, Nov 9, first light to last light
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
7 am9–11 ftGood13 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 214.8 ft
8 am11–12 ftGood15 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 255.9 ft
9 am11–13 ftFair18 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 327.1 ft
10 am12–14 ftPoor to Fair20 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 357.9 ft
11 am12–14 ftPoor to Fair21 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 368.1 ft
12 pmnow11–13 ftPoor23 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 397.5 ft
1 pm10–11 ftPoor21 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 376.3 ft
2 pm8–9 ftPoor20 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 354.5 ft
3 pm6–7 ftPoor19 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 332.6 ft
4 pm5–6 ftPoor19 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 341.0 ft
5 pm5 ftPoor18 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 32-0.1 ft
6 pm4–5 ftPoor16 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 29-0.4 ft
Tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
7 am8–10 ftGood14 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 244.2 ft
8 am9–11 ftGood14 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 245.2 ft
9 am10–12 ftGood14 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 246.3 ft
10 am11–13 ftFair16 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 287.3 ft
11 am11–13 ftFair18 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 307.9 ft
12 pm11–13 ftPoor to Fair18 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 307.7 ft
1 pm11–13 ftPoor to Fair18 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 306.9 ft
2 pm10–11 ftPoor to Fair17 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 295.4 ft
3 pm8–9 ftPoor to Fair17 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 283.6 ft
4 pm6–7 ftPoor to Fair16 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 271.8 ft
5 pm6 ftPoor16 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 270.4 ft
6 pm5–6 ftPoor to Fair16 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 26-0.3 ft

Gold Beach waves today: sets, lulls and how they break

At 12 pm, sets at Gold Beach arrive about every 5 minutes with about 4 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.

Set rhythm: about 4 waves per set every 5 minutes, with about 176 seconds between breaking waves.0 min15 min
Set waves
about 13.8 ft faces
Waves per set
about 4
Sets
every 5 minutes or so, each lasting about 38 s
Lulls
about 176 s between breaking waves
How they break
Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
Shape
Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
Breaking
79% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
Along-shore current
moderate, about 0.8 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.

What do these mean?

Gold Beach surf this weekend and the next 10 days

Next 10 days at Gold Beach: the biggest day is Saturday, Nov 14 at 10–15 ft, and the best-rated day is Thursday, Nov 12 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 10–15 ft and Poor; Sunday, Nov 15, 8–11 ft and Poor.

Gold Beach surf height by day for the next 10 days, in feet, with each day's best rating and main swell direction. Days 11 to 16 are in the Current app.this weekend510154–14Mon, Nov 9: GoodMonNov 95–13Tue, Nov 10: GoodTueNov 106–14Wed, Nov 11: GoodWedNov 117–14Thu, Nov 12: GreatThuNov 127–11Fri, Nov 13: PoorFriNov 1310–15Sat, Nov 14: PoorSatNov 148–11Sun, Nov 15: PoorSunNov 159–12Mon, Nov 16: GoodMonNov 169–12Tue, Nov 17: GreatTueNov 177–9Wed, Nov 18: GoodWedNov 18ThuNov 19FriNov 20SatNov 21SunNov 22MonNov 23TueNov 24ratingswell

Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24

Days 11–16 for Gold Beach are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.

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Bars: surf face height from the low end to set waves, by day. Colour strip: the day's best rating. Arrows: main swell direction. Shaded: this weekend.

The 10-day forecast as a table, with swell and wind
Gold Beach 10-day surf forecast, free. Daylight hours; the main swell is the largest at midday.
DaySurfRatingMain swellWind amWind pmBest time
Mon, Nov 94–14 ftGood11.7 ft · 14 s · W15 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 2520 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 357 am
Tue, Nov 105–13 ftGood9.8 ft · 13 s · WSW14 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 2417 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 298 am
Wed, Nov 116–14 ftGood10.5 ft · 13 s · W12 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 2115 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 278 am
Thu, Nov 127–14 ftGreat9.7 ft · 15 s · W9 mph cross-shore (SE), gusts 1615 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 288 am
Fri, Nov 137–11 ftPoor10.5 ft · 10 s · SW29 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 5330 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 614 pm
Sat, Nov 1410–15 ftPoor11.6 ft · 16 s · W19 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 3822 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 441 pm
Sun, Nov 158–11 ftPoor9.8 ft · 16 s · W17 mph onshore (SW), gusts 3812 mph onshore (WSW), gusts 264 pm
Mon, Nov 169–12 ftGood14.0 ft · 16 s · W13 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 2812 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 267 am
Tue, Nov 179–12 ftGreat—11 mph cross-shore (SE)17 mph cross-shore (SE), gusts 257 am
Wed, Nov 187–9 ftGood—14 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 2010 mph onshore (NW), gusts 154 pm
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24Days 11–16 for Gold Beach are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app

Gold Beach tide chart and tide times

Tides at Gold Beach today, Monday, Nov 9: low 3.6 ft at 4:56 am, high 8.1 ft at 10:47 am and low -0.4 ft at 5:53 pm. At 12 pm the tide is 7.5 ft and falling.

Tide height at Gold Beach, in feet above MLLW, today and tomorrow, with high and low tide times.-113579Sun, Nov 8Mon, Nov 9Tue, Nov 10Wed, Nov 11Thu, Nov 12now 7.5 ft, fallingLow 3.6 ft4:56 amHigh 8.1 ft10:47 amLow -0.4 ft5:53 pmHigh 6.3 ft12:33 amLow 3.6 ft5:28 amHigh 7.9 ft11:19 amLow -0.4 ft6:27 pmHigh 6.3 ft1:19 amLow 4.1 ft6 amHigh 8.0 ft11:49 amLow -0.1 ft7:04 pmHigh 6.2 ft1:59 am
Tide height at Gold Beach, in feet, today and tomorrow. Shaded bands are night; the dashed line is now.

Gold Beach tide chart, November 2026

High and low tide times for the next 9 days.
DayTides
Mon, Nov 9Low 3.6 ft at 4:56 amHigh 8.1 ft at 10:47 amLow -0.4 ft at 5:53 pm
Tue, Nov 10High 6.3 ft at 12:33 amLow 3.6 ft at 5:28 amHigh 7.9 ft at 11:19 amLow -0.4 ft at 6:27 pm
Wed, Nov 11High 6.3 ft at 1:19 amLow 4.1 ft at 6 amHigh 8.0 ft at 11:49 amLow -0.1 ft at 7:04 pm
Thu, Nov 12High 6.2 ft at 1:59 amLow 4.3 ft at 6:35 amHigh 7.9 ft at 12:25 pmLow 0.4 ft at 7:43 pm
Fri, Nov 13High 6.3 ft at 2:47 amLow 4.8 ft at 7:12 amHigh 7.9 ft at 1:01 pmLow 1.0 ft at 8:27 pm
Sat, Nov 14High 6.4 ft at 3:36 amLow 5.2 ft at 7:56 amHigh 7.8 ft at 1:43 pmLow 1.5 ft at 9:15 pm
Sun, Nov 15High 6.4 ft at 4:27 amLow 5.2 ft at 9:03 amHigh 7.0 ft at 2:25 pmLow 1.3 ft at 10:04 pm
Mon, Nov 16High 6.0 ft at 5:24 amLow 4.7 ft at 10:18 amHigh 6.2 ft at 3:26 pmLow 1.5 ft at 10:50 pm
Tue, Nov 17High 6.3 ft at 6:12 amLow 4.4 ft at 11:44 am

Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.

Gold Beach water temperature

The water temperature at Gold Beach is about 57°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 44°F and a 20 mph wind, a 4/3 or 5/4 wetsuit with a hood is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 56 and 57°F.

Water temperature scale with wetsuit bands. Now 57 degrees, 4/3–5/4 hooded; 56 to 57 over the next 10 days.rashguardjacketspring3/24/3hooded 4/3hooded 5/46/5 hood57°F now

Water temperature is a forecast for the water at this spot, not a buoy reading. The wetsuit suggestion uses Billabong's wetsuit temperature scale, adjusted for air temperature and wind.

Surf spots near Gold Beach

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About Gold Beach

Gold Beach is a rivermouth in Gold Beach, Curry County, Oregon, facing west.

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