Hammond Boat Basin
Boat launch- Lands
- Ocean Dungeness; sturgeon in the estuary.
- Best on
- Cross the bar only on a calm slack.
- Access
- Estuary launch; big water, big boat.
Places / Open Coast
Astoria · Clatsop Beaches
Where the river meets the surf: razor-clam beaches, ocean crab, and the summer commingling ground of white and green sturgeon.
Now · Tuesday, August 11
Weather
59°F
Partly cloudy · wind 2 mph
Water temp
n/a
no station
Seas / safety
2.6 ft
No advisories in effect · wind 6 kt
Next tide
High 1:42 PM
next low 7:07 PM · 2.1′
Low-water windows ahead. Pick a day
Live · NOAA CO-OPS 9439040 · Open-Meteo · NDBC 46050. Clams and crab work best on the low.
Local provisions
Clatsop razor-clam beaches close Jul 15–Sep 30. Sturgeon here are a mix of legal white and protected green; ID before you keep. Surf and bar conditions gate access.
The actual places you stand: what each lands, when it turns on, and how you get on it.