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Indian Beach (Ecola State Park)

Break: Beach
Skill level: Intermediate
Best season: Autumn to winter
Crowds: Medium
Swell: W, NW, SW
Wind: E, SE
Location: 45.9286, -123.9742

Hazards

Cold water
Sharks
Rips

Sheltered cove inside Ecola State Park, four miles north of Cannon Beach. The most surfable beach in northern Oregon — picks up swell but is partially protected from N winds.

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