Lincoln City, Oregon Coast

08/12/2025

08/10/2025

Extreme Heat Warning for Portland; south coast may break record

08/09/2025

Aug 11 sees the light coming back and the lighthouse open soon

08/05/2025

See where the other towns came in

08/02/2025

21 parks will now charge for parking in late 2025

08/01/2025

Oregon Coast Science, Nature, Science of Pacific Ocean - updated weekly. Article archive of Oregon coast science news, the latest science news stories, and Oregon coast science, nature reference

07/31/2025

Two Smaller Meteor Showers Now May Be Bigger Show Than Perseids on Oregon / Washington Coast - Little streaks from two smaller meteor showers have been decent - a full moon will wash out the coming peak

07/30/2025

The very latest....

Nothing major has been seen above the surface but caution remains

07/30/2025

For entire west coast: some kind of wave or set of waves are coming

07/28/2025

Newport, Oregon Coast Complete Guide: maps, all beaches, virtual tour, natural attractions. 100s of photos, details

07/26/2025

From late July through August scenic parks are the stage

07/25/2025

N. : Pelicans Could Be "Omen" of Humpback Whales. There are reports of masses of pelicans feeding like crazy in some north coast streams - like Cannon Beach. This photo is from from a previous year. As per this article from our 2022 archives, such feeding frenzies may mean humpbacks are on their way. Pelicans are feeding on large amounts of baitfish. If that's happening, humpbacks and sometimes northern Washington orcas come in feeding on other creatures that eat the baitfish as well. See this for more
https://www.beachconnection.net/news/feeding_frenzy_humpbacks082222.php