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Coastal Bars, Bays & Rivers
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Danger Areas
A. Crab Rock. Crab Rock is located about 150 yards southeast of Jetty Fisheries Resort docks and is a hazard to small boats when it is covered by water. The hazard is sometimes marked by a privately maintained red buoy just westward of the rock. If the buoy is present, stay to the right of it when outbound and to the left when inbound.
B. Bar area. The entire area between the beach and the 30-foot curve is bar area and breaks on the ebbing current. The safest channel across the bar is subject to frequent change. Boaters proceeding out should stop just inside the entrance and carefully evaluate the bar. If the bar is breaking, do not cross. If you decide to cross, pick the calmest area and proceed, but do not attempt to turn around if the bar is breaking.
Entrance
The best water is close to the south jetty. The channel seaward of the jetties is continually shifting, and familiarity is needed to cross it safely. The range markers, therefore, do not necessarily show the exact channel and are also obstructed by trees.
Bar Condition Reports
KTIL, Tillamook (104.1 FM); daily, in the early morning. During the summer, the Coast Guard broadcasts bar conditions on VHF channels 16 and 22 only when a Coast Guard boat is patrolling the area.
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