Curry County Coast storm history

A wave swept a Nevada resident off a rock near Indian Sands Trail, 16 miles north of Brookings Oregon. This occurred around 10 AM PST on 01/03/2018. His body was not found after several days of searching.

A Gold Beach resident walking on the south jetty at the mouth of the Rogue River was swept into the water by a large wave. She was last seen alive on the jetty at at 6:15 PM PDT Thursday, and her body was recovered near the sand spit at the mouth of the river Friday afternoon.

An Ashland, Oregon man died while swimming in the Pacific Ocean at Whaleshead Beach State Park on Oregon's south coast Saturday, January 30th. Alexander Howell, 23, was swimming in the Pacific Ocean about 75 yards from shore with a friend, Alex Smith, age 22, from Medford, at abo…

The Humbug Mountain ODOT weather station measured sustained southwesterly winds of 29-52 mph with gusts of 58-80 mph between 11/1506 PST and 11/1850 PST. The peak gust of 80 mph occurred at 11/1620 PST. Another verification site, the Flynn Prairie RAWS, measured a peak gust of 62…

Three crabbers died when their boat overturned in heavy surf on the Rogue River bar. Conditions were described as rough, but not terribly rough, and the crew voted to go through the bar. No high surf advisories or warnings were in effect when the incident occurred at 16/1540 PST.

A "sneaker wave" swept a mother and two sons into the surf near Port Orford. The mother and older son were drowned, the younger son survived and was treated for hypothermia. Surf at the time was heavy, but not heavy enough to qualify for a High Surf Advisory. A High Surf Advisory…

The first of a series of surges caused by the tsunami struck Port Orford at 07:11 PDT. The maximum recorded amplitude was 2.02 meters which occurred around the seventh surge. On the US West Coast, the only station that recorded a higher surge was Crescent City CA with a 2.47m amp…

Estimated total damage in Curry County. 1 to 2 homes damaged, a major landslide just south of Port Orford caused 1 million in damage to Highway 101.

Short period north wind waves combined with a longer period westerly swell to produce sneaker waves along the southern Oregon coast.

Short period north wind waves combined with a longer period westerly swell to produce sneaker waves along the southern Oregon coast.

High winds were recorded at Flynn Prairie with south winds reaching a peak of 26 mph with gusts to 59 mph, and at Gold Beach Municipal Airport with a peak of 44 mph with gusts to 63 mph.

The Point Saint George buoy (46027) reported swell sufficient to generate high surf. Surf heights reached 28 to 33 feet. Waves were highest on west facing beaches.

High south winds reached peak values of: 27G67 MPH at Flynn Prairie, and 40G55 MPH at Gold Beach.

A strong low offshore brought southwest wind waves that combined with a long period west swell to produce sneaker waves along the southern Oregon coast.

Peak south winds recorded along the Curry County coast included 42G51 MPH at Port Orford, 41G59 MPH at Gold Beach Airport, and 29G67 MPH at Flynn Prairie RAWS.

A ridge brought north wind waves that combined with a long period west swell to produce sneaker waves along the southern Oregon coast.

A strong ridge brought north wind waves that combined with a long period west swell to produce sneaker waves along the Curry County coast.

Humbug Mountain reported peak south winds of 53 mph gusting to 80 mph. Also, Flynn Prairie RAWS reported peak south winds of 31 mph gusting to 73 mph. High winds were also recorded on US101 MP327.54 at Gold Beach, Gold Beach Municipal Airport, Red Mound.

Freezing temperatures were recorded with a low of 26 at FW8609 Brookings, 26 at FW9855 Brookings, and 32 at the Gold Beach Municipal Airport.

Freezing temperatures were recorded at the Gold Beach Municipal Airport of 32 degrees.

Freezing temperatures were recorded with a low of 26 at FW8609 Brookings, 26 at FW9855 Brookings, and 32 at the Gold Beach Municipal Airport.

North wind waves combined with a long period west swell to produce sneaker waves along the southern Oregon coast.

North wind waves combined with a long period west swell to produce sneaker waves along the southern Oregon coast.

Humbug Mountain at US Highway 101 at milepost 306.35 reported peak winds of 49 mph with gusts up to 70 mph. Also, Flynn Prairie RAWS reported a peak wind of 23 mph with a gust to 67 mph. Gold Beach at US Highway 101 at milepost 327.54 reported peak southwest winds of 31 mph gusti…

Strong southerly winds along the Curry County Coast included Flynn Prairie with peak winds of 34 mph gusting to 73 mph. Also, Humbug Mountain at US101 MP306.35 at 48 mph gusting to 81 mph.

The Point Saint George buoy (46027), Cape Blanco buoy (46015), and the Umpqua Offshore buoy (46229) reported swell sufficient to generate high surf. Surf heights reached 25 to 31 feet. Waves were highest on west facing beaches.

South to southeast winds at Flynn Prairie RAWS reached peak speeds of 30 mph with gusts to 59 mph. Also, Gold Beach Municipal Airport peaked at 42 mph with gusts to 62 mph, and Humbug Mountain at 49 mph with gusts to 79 mph.

Short period southerly wind waves combined with a longer period westerly swell to produce sneaker waves along the southern Oregon coast.

US101 SB at Humbug Mountain, MP306.35 in Port Orford, reported peak south winds of 52 mph gusting to 80 mph. High winds were also recorded with a peak gust of 68 mph at Flynn Prairie RAWS, and peak south winds gusting to 63 mph at both Gold Beach Municipal Airport and Milepost 32…

The Point Saint George buoy (46027) and the Umpqua Offshore buoy (46229) reported swell sufficient to generate high surf. Surf heights reached 25 to 30 feet. Waves were highest on south facing beaches.

High winds were recorded with peak south winds of 40 mph gusting to 80 mph at Flynn Prairie RAWS. Also, peak south winds of 44 mph gusting to 74 mph at Gold Beach Municipal Airport, a gust of 61 mph at Milepost 327.5 on US101 in Gold Beach, and a gust of 64 mph at Red Mound RAWS.

US101 SB at Humbug Mountain, MP306.35 in Port Orford, reported peak south winds of 42 mph gusting to 65 mph. High winds were also recorded with a peak gust of 58 mph at Flynn Prairie RAWS, and peak south winds of 43 mph gusting to 60 mph at Gold Beach.

The Point Saint George buoy (46027) and the Umpqua Offshore buoy (46229) reported swell sufficient to generate high surf. Surf heights reached 22 to 30 feet.

Highway US101 southbound at Humbug Mountain, Milepost 306.35 in Port Orford reported peak south winds of 44 mph with a gust to 67 mph. A peak gust of 59 mph was also reported at the Flynn Prairie RAWS.

Strong high pressure brought excessive heat to the Curry County Coast from July 4th through July 6th. The excessive heat extended all the way to the beaches at Brookings with a Chetco Effect of downslope northeast winds. Low temperatures were in the lower 50s to mid 70s, and high…

Short period northerly wind waves combined with a longer period westerly swell to produce sneaker waves along the southern Oregon coast.

A peak south wind of 29 mph with gusts to 59 mph was recorded at Flynn Prairie RAWS. A gust to 58 mph was also recorded at the Gold Beach Airport.

Low temperatures in Curry County included 32 at EW9855 CWOP Brookings and FW8609 Brookings.

Low temperatures in Curry County included 31 at EW9855 CWOP Brookings and FW8609 Brookings.

A persistent closed low offshore from northern California generated long period swell. This, combined with shorter period waves associated with an oncoming cold front, produced sneaker waves.

A strong low in the Gulf of Alaska generated long period swell. This, combined with shorter period waves associated with an oncoming cold front, produced sneaker waves.

Flynn Prairie reported peak winds of 31 mph with gusts to 67 mph.

A strong low in the Gulf of Alaska generated long period west swell. This, combined with shorter period, building west swell produced sneaker waves.

The Point Saint George buoy (46027) and the Umpqua Offshore buoy (46229) reported swell sufficient to generate high surf. Surf heights reached 22 to 30 feet.

A strong low in the Gulf of Alaska generated long period swell. This, combined with shorter period waves associated with an oncoming cold front, produced sneaker waves.

The Point Saint George buoy (46027) and the Umpqua Offshore buoy (46229) reported swell sufficient to generate high surf. Port Orford reported heavy surf. Surf heights reached 25 to 35 feet, highest on the morning of 12/27.

The Humbug Mountain sensor on Highway 101 reported high winds with a peak of 50 mph gusting to 73 mph.

A strong low in the Gulf of Alaska generated long period swell. This, combined with shorter period waves associated with an oncoming cold front, produced sneaker waves.

Low temperatures of 30 degrees were reported at FW8609 Brookings and EW9855 Brookings.