Overview

Road's End is located at the northern tip of Lincoln City, on Oregon's central coast. This spot marks the northern end of Lincoln City's long beach, at the base of a rocky headland. The beach is wide at low tide and offers good kitesurfing conditions with regular northwest thermal winds in summer. Access is easy from the Road's End State Recreation Site with parking and beach trail access.

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Spot forecast for Road's End

Sunrise 07:38 · Sunset 18:22

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< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

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Wave height: < 0.5 m 0.5–1 m 1–2 m 2–3 m ≥ 3 m

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Tides

Heights above lowest astronomical tide, in the spot's local time. Computed 1.2 km from the spot.

Monday 19 October Low tide 01:13 · 1.2 m High tide 08:29 · 2.5 m Low tide 13:40 · 2.1 m High tide 19:06 · 2.6 m
Tuesday 20 October Low tide 02:13 · 1.1 m High tide 09:14 · 2.7 m Low tide 14:53 · 1.9 m High tide 20:23 · 2.6 m
Wednesday 21 October Low tide 03:04 · 1.1 m High tide 09:49 · 2.8 m Low tide 15:47 · 1.6 m High tide 21:28 · 2.7 m
Thursday 22 October Low tide 03:48 · 1.1 m High tide 10:18 · 3 m Low tide 16:30 · 1.3 m High tide 22:24 · 2.8 m
Friday 23 October Low tide 04:27 · 1.2 m High tide 10:47 · 3.1 m Low tide 17:09 · 1 m High tide 23:15 · 2.9 m

Road's End: when to go?

Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)

Season · peak

263h

in July · 27.5 rideable days

The season runs from March to July, peaking in July: 25 rideable days a month and 263 hours of usable wind, at 15 °C. The low point is November, at 11 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 85%13-20 knots · 15%21-30 knots · 1%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 85% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 10 °C. The wettest month is December, with 150 mm.

Monthly averages: Road's End

Monthly averages — Road's End — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	14.0	106 h	10 °C	141 mm
February	12.5	98 h	10 °C	96 mm
March	22.5	179 h	11 °C	109 mm
April	24.0	202 h	13 °C	34 mm
May	26.0	207 h	15 °C	37 mm
June	24.0	231 h	16 °C	38 mm
July	27.5	263 h	19 °C	0 mm
August	19.0	152 h	19 °C	14 mm
September	20.5	141 h	19 °C	41 mm
October	15.5	100 h	16 °C	69 mm
November	11.0	85 h	12 °C	121 mm
December	15.0	121 h	11 °C	150 mm

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Technical details of Road's End spot

The spot works with winds from N, NNE, S, SSW, SW, W, WNW, NW, NNW.

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Spot opening date · Required level

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Required level: Advanced

On the water

Cold water year-round (10-14°C), 4/3 wetsuit minimum in summer, 5/3 with hood and gloves in winter. Waves of 1 to 2 meters are common, with larger sets during winter swells. Sandy bottom on the main beach but rocks at the northern headland. Frequent rip currents, especially on outgoing tide. Conditions are calmer at low tide with more space on the beach.

Hazards

Sneaker waves: unpredictable waves that surge far up the beach. Dangerous rocks at the base of the northern headland, to be avoided at all costs. Powerful rip currents, especially on outgoing tide. Massive driftwood on the beach that can cause serious injuries. Very cold water risking hypothermia. The beach can become very narrow at high tide, limiting launch space.

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