Check the Beach

Cottonwood Beach

Columbia County, Oregon, United States

No photo of Cottonwood Beach yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.

Today at a glance

Best: 8 am to sunset, sunset 6:11 pm
8 am
7.5
4 km/h2 mph wind, Great
9 am
7.5
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great
10 am
7.4
3 km/h2 mph wind, Great
11 am
7.4
6 km/h3 mph wind, Great
12 pm
7.5
4 km/h2 mph wind, Great
1 pm
7.5
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great
2 pm
7.5
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.6
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.7
9 km/h5 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.5
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
6 pm
7.3
9 km/h6 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
9°C49°F
Water
—
Wind
138 km/hmph WNW
Gusts
2717 km/hmph
Waves
—
UV
0 low
Tide
—
Rain
2%
Sunset
6:11 pm
Today
7.5Great8 am42
7.5Great9 am53
7.4Great10 am32
7.4Great11 am63
7.5Great12 pm42
7.5Great1 pm53
7.5Great2 pm74
7.6Great3 pm85
7.7Great4 pm95
7.5Great5 pm96
7.3Great6 pm96
Sat
4.6Fair8 am85
4.7Fair9 am74
4.7Fair10 am64
4.7Fair11 am85
4.7Fair12 pm74
4.7Fair1 pm75
4.7Fair2 pm85
4.8Fair3 pm74
4.8Fair4 pm42
4.7Fair5 pm42
4.5Fair6 pm21
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.

Facilities

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest town
2.6 km1.6 miRainier (village)
Nearest airport
4 km2 miSouthwest Washington Regional Airport (KLS)

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

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

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Partner links

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat4.8 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 4%
  • Sun5.1 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 59%
  • Mon4.1 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 5 km/h3 mph, rain 45%
  • Tue6.5 GoodBest 8 am to 11 amWind up to 6 km/h3 mph, rain 20%
  • Wed4.2 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 6 km/h4 mph, rain 29%