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Winchester Bay Surf Report & Forecast, Oregon

Winchester Bay, Oregon: 15–17 ft, double overhead to triple overhead or bigger, at 5 am PST on Tuesday, Nov 10, rated Poor. The main swell is 9.5 ft at 13 seconds from the west-southwest, with a 17 mph cross-shore wind from the south-southwest, gusting 27 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 3.8 ft at 5:45 am.

Poor

15–17 ft

double overhead to triple overhead or bigger · occasional 19 ft

Swell from the west-southwest; wind from the south-southwest at 17 mph, cross-shore; the beach faces east.NSWE
first light 6:34 amrating through the daylast light 5:27 pm
Swell
9.5 ft · 13 s · WSW
Wind
17 mph (SSW), gusts 27cross-shore
Tide
4.0 ft fallinglow 3.8 ft at 5:45 am
Water
57°F4/3–5/4 hooded
Air
58°Ffeels like 50°F
Sun
rise 7:04 amset 4:57 pm

Winchester Bay surf today and tomorrow

Best-rated hour today at Winchester Bay: 7 am, Poor, on a rising mid tide.

Today Tue, Nov 10
Surf height at Winchester Bay today, Tue, Nov 10, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.102005916–18 ft7 am: Poor8 am: Poor9 am: Poor10 am: Poor11 am: Poor12 pm: Poor1 pm: Poor2 pm: Poor3 pm: Poor4 pm: Poor5 pm: Poor9a12p3p☀ 7:04 am4:57 pm ☾ratingwind
Tomorrow Wed, Nov 11
Surf height at Winchester Bay tomorrow, Wed, Nov 11, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.102005918–20 ft7 am: Poor8 am: Poor9 am: Poor10 am: Poor11 am: Poor12 pm: Poor1 pm: Poor2 pm: Poor3 pm: Poor4 pm: Poor5 pm: Poor9a12p3pratingwind

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 Winchester Bay: 7 am, Poor, on a rising mid tide.

Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
Today, Tue, Nov 10, first light to last light
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
7 am15–17 ftPoor18 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 294.3 ft
8 am16–18 ftPoor16 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 255.3 ft
9 am16–18 ftPoor15 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 246.5 ft
10 am16–18 ftPoor14 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 237.7 ft
11 am15–17 ftPoor14 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 238.5 ft
12 pm15–17 ftPoor16 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 268.5 ft
1 pm15–17 ftPoor18 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 317.8 ft
2 pm15–18 ftPoor21 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 366.4 ft
3 pm15–17 ftPoor21 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 374.5 ft
4 pm14–16 ftPoor19 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 332.6 ft
5 pm13–15 ftPoor20 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 350.9 ft
Tomorrow, Wed, Nov 11
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
7 am17–20 ftPoor8 mph cross-shore (S)4.5 ft
8 am18–20 ftPoor7 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 125.2 ft
9 am17–20 ftPoor8 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 136.2 ft
10 am16–19 ftPoor9 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 157.4 ft
11 am16–18 ftPoor10 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 178.3 ft
12 pm15–18 ftPoor11 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 188.7 ft
1 pm15–17 ftPoor11 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 188.4 ft
2 pm14–17 ftPoor13 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 227.4 ft
3 pm15–17 ftPoor18 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 305.7 ft
4 pm14–16 ftPoor17 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 293.9 ft
5 pm14–16 ftPoor14 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 252.1 ft

Winchester Bay waves today: sets, lulls and how they break

At 5 am, sets at Winchester Bay 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 82 seconds between breaking waves.0 min15 min
Set waves
about 16.7 ft faces
Waves per set
about 4
Sets
every 5 minutes or so, each lasting about 38 s
Lulls
about 82 s between breaking waves
How they break
Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
Shape
Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
Breaking
92% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
Along-shore current
strong, about 1.7 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.

What do these mean?

Winchester Bay surf this weekend and the next 10 days

Next 10 days at Winchester Bay: the biggest day is Monday, Nov 16 at 19–24 ft, and the best-rated day is Wednesday, Nov 18 (Poor). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 18–24 ft and Poor; Sunday, Nov 15, 14–18 ft and Poor.

Winchester Bay 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 weekend102013–18Tue, Nov 10: PoorTueNov 1014–20Wed, Nov 11: PoorWedNov 1115–22Thu, Nov 12: PoorThuNov 1214–19Fri, Nov 13: PoorFriNov 1318–24Sat, Nov 14: PoorSatNov 1414–18Sun, Nov 15: PoorSunNov 1519–24Mon, Nov 16: PoorMonNov 1615–20Tue, Nov 17: PoorTueNov 1712–15Wed, Nov 18: PoorWedNov 1814–19Thu, Nov 19: PoorThuNov 19FriNov 20SatNov 21SunNov 22MonNov 23TueNov 24WedNov 25ratingswell

Fri, Nov 20 – Tue, Nov 24

Days 11–16 for Winchester Bay 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
Winchester Bay 10-day surf forecast, free. Daylight hours; the main swell is the largest at midday.
DaySurfRatingMain swellWind amWind pmBest time
Tue, Nov 1013–18 ftPoor9.5 ft · 13 s · WSW16 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 2521 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 3610 am
Wed, Nov 1114–20 ftPoor10.1 ft · 13 s · W7 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 1213 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 228 am
Thu, Nov 1215–22 ftPoor12.3 ft · 14 s · W6 mph offshore (E)4 mph cross-shore (SSW)7 am
Fri, Nov 1314–19 ftPoor8.3 ft · 13 s · W37 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 6418 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 325 pm
Sat, Nov 1418–24 ftPoor23.4 ft · 18 s · W19 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 3321 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 407 am
Sun, Nov 1514–18 ftPoor9.2 ft · 14 s · W16 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 2624 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 407 am
Mon, Nov 1619–24 ftPoor20.9 ft · 18 s · W8 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 1411 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 217 am
Tue, Nov 1715–20 ftPoor—11 mph cross-shore (S)17 mph cross-shore (SSW)7 am
Wed, Nov 1812–15 ftPoor—7 mph onshore (W), gusts 1320 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 251 pm
Thu, Nov 1914–19 ftPoor—6 mph offshore (NE)9 mph cross-shore (N)10 am
Fri, Nov 20 – Tue, Nov 24Days 11–16 for Winchester Bay are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app

Winchester Bay tide chart and tide times

Tides at Winchester Bay today, Tuesday, Nov 10: high 7.1 ft at 12:40 am, low 3.8 ft at 5:45 am, high 8.6 ft at 11:36 am and low -0.2 ft at 6:38 pm. At 5 am the tide is 4.0 ft and falling.

Tide height at Winchester Bay, in feet above MLLW, today and tomorrow, with high and low tide times.-113579Mon, Nov 9Tue, Nov 10Wed, Nov 11Thu, Nov 12Fri, Nov 13now 4.0 ft, fallingHigh 7.1 ft12:40 amLow 3.8 ft5:45 amHigh 8.6 ft11:36 amLow -0.2 ft6:38 pmHigh 7.0 ft1:24 amLow 4.3 ft6:15 amHigh 8.7 ft12:04 pmLow 0.1 ft7:14 pmHigh 6.9 ft2:04 amLow 4.6 ft6:47 amHigh 8.7 ft12:41 pmLow 0.8 ft7:51 pmHigh 7.4 ft2:54 am
Tide height at Winchester Bay, in feet, today and tomorrow. Shaded bands are night; the dashed line is now.

Winchester Bay tide chart, November 2026

High and low tide times for the next 8 days.
DayTides
Tue, Nov 10High 7.1 ft at 12:40 amLow 3.8 ft at 5:45 amHigh 8.6 ft at 11:36 amLow -0.2 ft at 6:38 pm
Wed, Nov 11High 7.0 ft at 1:24 amLow 4.3 ft at 6:15 amHigh 8.7 ft at 12:04 pmLow 0.1 ft at 7:14 pm
Thu, Nov 12High 6.9 ft at 2:04 amLow 4.6 ft at 6:47 amHigh 8.7 ft at 12:41 pmLow 0.8 ft at 7:51 pm
Fri, Nov 13High 7.4 ft at 2:54 amLow 5.6 ft at 7:25 amHigh 9.1 ft at 1:18 pmLow 1.7 ft at 8:38 pm
Sat, Nov 14High 7.4 ft at 3:35 amLow 5.6 ft at 8:18 amHigh 8.3 ft at 1:52 pmLow 1.7 ft at 9:19 pm
Sun, Nov 15High 7.2 ft at 4:30 amLow 5.7 ft at 9:15 amHigh 7.8 ft at 2:40 pmLow 1.8 ft at 10:13 pm
Mon, Nov 16High 6.7 ft at 5:24 amLow 5.1 ft at 10:33 amHigh 6.6 ft at 3:37 pmLow 1.7 ft at 11 pm
Tue, Nov 17High 6.7 ft at 6:18 amLow 4.6 ft at 11:53 am

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

Winchester Bay water temperature

The water temperature at Winchester Bay is about 57°F on Tuesday, Nov 10. With the air feeling like 50°F and a 17 mph wind, a 4/3 or 5/4 wetsuit with a hood is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 57 and 58°F.

Water temperature scale with wetsuit bands. Now 57 degrees, 4/3–5/4 hooded; 57 to 58 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 Winchester Bay

Spots near Winchester Bay with their rating right now, placed on a simple map.Winchester BayCoos Bay North SpitBastendorff BeachFlorence South JettyFlorence North JettyBandonYachats

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About Winchester Bay

Winchester Bay is a jetty in Winchester Bay, Douglas County, Oregon, facing west. Also called Umpqua, Umpqua Jetty and Reedsport.

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