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Pacific City Beach
4.8★ · 344 Google ratings · Pacific City, Oregon
✓ Parking✓ Short walk✓ Restrooms✓ Showers
At a glance
Parking
On-site lot · 190 ft away · paid · fills up
Walk
160 ft · under a minute
Restrooms
Yes · 320 ft away
Cost
Paid parking
Water
59°F · modelled, no buoy nearby
Tide
7 ft range today
Length
4.0 miles of shoreline
Sand
300 yd from the water to the back
Water quality
Good · all 20 samples clean · 2025
Crowds
Quietest Mon 8am
Map of Pacific City Beach
Guide
Good to know
Climb the dune for views
The 200-foot sand dune offers sweeping views of the town, Haystack Rock, and the coastline despite being a steep workout.
Plan sunset visits
Multiple reviewers named sunsets at this beach among the most beautiful they have seen, especially with the rock formation.
Visit at low tide
The flats expand dramatically, revealing tide pools, starfish, and sand dollars along the northern end near Cape Kiwanda.
Arrive early on weekends
Parking fills by mid-morning on busy weekends, and the lot is the main access point to the beach.
Bring a wetsuit for swimming
The Pacific water is very cold, even in summer when most visitors wade rather than fully swim.
Conditions
How it is right now
Air
58°F · overcast
Water
59°F · modelled, no buoy nearby
Waves
9.2 ft · 9 s apart
Wind
7 mph from the SSW
Shelter
Cross-shore · wind running along the beach
UV index
4 peak today
| Time | Tide | Height |
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| 00:59 | Low tide | ↓ |
| 07:31 | High tide | ↑ |
| 12:08 | Low tide | ↓ |
| 18:16 | High tide | ↑ |
Last updated Sep 4, 4:18 AM.
Crowds
When it gets busy
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📍 Pacific City, OR 97135
🅿 Parking 190 ft from the listing
🌊 Water 160 ft away, under a minute walk
🚽 Restrooms 320 ft away
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Questions
Common questions
Where do you park at Pacific City Beach?
The nearest mapped parking area is 190 ft from the listed location. Positions come from OpenStreetMap, not from review text.
How far is the walk to the water at Pacific City Beach?
160 ft in a straight line from the listing to the mapped shoreline, under a minute. Soft sand and dune make the real walk longer than the straight line.
Does Pacific City Beach have restrooms?
Restrooms are mapped 320 ft from the listing.
When is Pacific City Beach least busy?
Google visit patterns put the quietest hour at Mon 8am and the busiest at Sat 3pm.
Measured from OpenStreetMap, public aerial imagery and live conditions data, and counted from visitor reviews. Every source, in full.
