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Continent:	North America
Country:	Oregon (USA)
Next Big City (Airport):	Portland
Next Town:	Manzanita
Latitude:	45.724
Longitude:	-123.9432
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Type:	- Ocean	Rider Ability: - Intermediate - Expert

Good for:	- Kitesurfing - Windsurfing - Surfing	Features: - Rooms - Shop - Shower - Toilet - Food - Parking

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Water

Type:	- Small Wave (< 1m) - Medium Wave (1-3m) - Big Wave (> 3m)	Hazards: - None

Quality:	- Clean	Best Tide: No Information

Waves vary from flat to huge depending on the groundswell.

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Location

Type:	- Sand	Size: - Depending on Tide

Hazards:	- None	Location crowds: - None

Sandy wide open beach. Soft sand and lots of space.

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Weather

Spring:	- Normal Wetsuit	Summer: - Normal Wetsuit

Fall:	- Normal Wetsuit	Winter: - Thick Wetsuit / Drysuit

Season from spring thru fall. Always need a full wetsuit 5/3mm or so. Air temps from 50-70°F. Water in the 50's°F all year round.

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Wind

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Best Months:	- March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October	Wind Type: - Thermal Winds

Best Direction:	- NW	Main Direction: - NW

NW wind is the cleanest. Anything with East will be gusty. Can be very windy here 25+. Smaller kites for Manzanita as it usually blows 10mph stronger than the rest of the coast. NW winds accelerate at Cape Neahkahnie north of Manzanita, offering solid and often very windy conditions from Manzanita down to Nehalem Bay State Park.

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How to get there

Transport:

- Car

Access:

- Short Walk

Drive from Portland about 1.5 hours. From Portland drive west to the coast and get onto 101. Depending where you hit the coast drive either south or north to Manzanita. Get on the beach at the North of the city.

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Rules, Restrictions and Extra Info

Rules:

- None

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Nightlife

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