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Collins Beach

Columbia County, Oregon, United States

Collins Beach 1 photo

  • Collins Beach on Sauvie Island just north of Portland OR.

    Collins Beach on Sauvie Island just north of Portland OR.. Dckaynor ( talk ) ( Uploads ), Public domain. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 8 am to sunset, sunset 6:11 pm
8 am
7.3
1 km/h1 mph wind, Great
9 am
7.5
2 km/h1 mph wind, Great
10 am
7.4
2 km/h1 mph wind, Great
11 am
7.3
3 km/h2 mph wind, Great
12 pm
7.4
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great
1 pm
7.5
4 km/h2 mph wind, Great
2 pm
7.5
2 km/h1 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.6
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.6
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.6
4 km/h2 mph wind, Great
6 pm
7.5
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Best time to swim

Best: 8 am to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
7°C44°F
Water
—
Wind
10 km/hmph N
Gusts
2415 km/hmph
Waves
—
UV
0 low
Tide
—
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:11 pm
Today
7.3Great8 am11
7.5Great9 am21
7.4Great10 am21
7.3Great11 am32
7.4Great12 pm64
7.5Great1 pm42
7.5Great2 pm21
7.6Great3 pm53
7.6Great4 pm53
7.6Great5 pm42
7.5Great6 pm53
Sat
5.9Good8 am32
4.9Fair9 am21
4.7Fair10 am11
4.7Fair11 am53
4.7Fair12 pm53
4.7Fair1 pm32
5.0Fair2 pm32
5.1Fair3 pm42
5.0Fair4 pm43
4.7Fair5 pm21
4.6Fair6 pm42
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide data is not available for this beach. Rip current and water quality data are not available either.

Beach info

Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.

About Collins Beach

Collins Beach is a 1.3-mile-long sandy beach located in Oregon, United States. It covers an area of 28 acres and is 2.8 miles from the town of Ridgefield. There is one parking lot within 0.22 miles of the beach.

From Wikipedia

Collins Beach is a sandy beach on the Columbia River side of Sauvie Island in Oregon, United States, located north of Portland.

Part of it is a clothing-optional area. The beach is one mile (1.6 km) long and begins about 0.25 miles (400 m) after Reeder Road becomes gravel. Hours are 4:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. every day.

Source: Collins Beach (Sauvie Island) on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0; text may have been shortened. Retrieved Oct 18, 2026. Data sources

Facilities

  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 350 m0.2 mi. Fee not listed
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
4.5 km2.8 miRidgefield (town)
Nearest airport
30 km19 miHillsboro Airport (HIO)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

Where to stay near the beach

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The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sat5.9 GoodBest 8 am to 9 amWind up to 5 km/h3 mph, rain 2%
  • Sun3.7 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 9 km/h5 mph, rain 60%
  • Mon4.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 7 km/h4 mph, rain 48%
  • Tue6.5 GoodBest 8 am to 3 pmWind up to 5 km/h3 mph, rain 16%
  • Wed4.6 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 29%