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Lighthouse Beach

Coos County, Oregon, United States

Lighthouse Beach 1 photo

  • The first Cape Arago lighthouse was built in 1866 at the entrance to Coos Bay—a dangerous area with over 55 recorded shipwrecks. The lighthouse was replaced in 1908 and again in 1934 (the current stru

    The first Cape Arago lighthouse was built in 1866 at the entrance to Coos Bay—a dangerous area with over 55 recorded shipwrecks. The lighthouse was replaced in 1908 and again in 1934 (the current stru. Sheila Sund from Salem, United States, CC BY 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 12 pm to 3 pm, sunset 6:21 pm
8 am
4.5
20 km/h12 mph wind, Fair
9 am
3.9
22 km/h14 mph wind, Poor
10 am
3.7
18 km/h11 mph wind, Poor
11 am
4.3
19 km/h12 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
4.8
22 km/h13 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
5.1
21 km/h13 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
5.0
23 km/h14 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
4.8
25 km/h16 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
4.7
26 km/h16 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
4.7
26 km/h16 mph wind, Fair
6 pm
4.6
28 km/h17 mph wind, Fair

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
12°C54°F
Water
12°C53°F
Wind
2012 km/hmph NNE
Gusts
4126 km/hmph
Waves
2.2 m7 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:21 pm
Today
4.5Fair8 am2012
3.9Poor9 am2214
3.7Poor10 am1811
4.3Fair11 am1912
4.8Fair12 pm2213
5.1Fair1 pm2113
5.0Fair2 pm2314
4.8Fair3 pm2516
4.7Fair4 pm2616
4.7Fair5 pm2616
4.6Fair6 pm2817
Sat
3.5Poor8 am1912
3.5Poor9 am2012
3.4Poor10 am2113
3.4Poor11 am2113
3.1Poor12 pm2516
3.1Poor1 pm2616
3.1Poor2 pm2616
3.1Poor3 pm2717
3.1Poor4 pm2616
3.3Poor5 pm2415
3.4Poor6 pm2214
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 4 am, -0.8 m. High at 10 am, 1.0 m. Low at 4 pm, -0.9 m. High at 11 pm, 0.8 mLow 4 am, -0.8 m3 ftHigh 10 am, 1.0 m3 ftLow 4 pm, -0.9 m3 ftHigh 11 pm, 0.8 m3 ftNow7 am1 pm7 pm1 am
  • Low 4 am, -0.8 m3 ft
  • High 10 am, 1.0 m3 ft
  • Low 4 pm, -0.9 m3 ft
  • High 11 pm, 0.8 m3 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

The days ahead

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

  • Sun3.4 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 25 km/h15 mph, rain 59%
  • Mon2.8 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 66%
  • Tue5.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 9 km/h6 mph, rain 11%
  • Wed6.0 GoodBest 8 am to 2 pmWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 12%
  • Thu6.1 GoodBest 10 am to 7 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 14%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

About Lighthouse Beach

From Wikipedia

Lighthouse Beach is a beach in Coos County, Oregon, United States. It is located between Yoakam Point State Natural Site to the north and Cape Arago Lighthouse to the south, in the unincorporated community of Charleston.

Source: Lighthouse Beach (Oregon) on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved Oct 18, 2026. Data sources

Facilities

  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest airport
13 km8 miSouthwest Oregon Regional Airport (OTH)

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

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