Oregon, 2025

Sneakerwave in Oregon, October 19, 2025

October 19, 2025 · NWS PQR · 1 event in 1 county or zone

A person was knocked off of their feet by a sneaker wave while walking on the beach near the mouth of Siletz Bay. They were then swept out to sea by a rip current.

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The toll

Deaths
1
Injuries
1
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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What happened

The episode as NWS PQR wrote it up.

A person was knocked off of their feet by a sneaker wave while walking on the beach near the mouth of Siletz Bay. They were then swept out to sea by a rip current.

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1 sneakerwave. Local standard time, as filed.

Sneakerwave, Central Coast of Oregon

When
October 19, 3:30 PM PST to 3:40 PM PST
Where
Central Coast of Oregon forecast zone
Deaths
1 direct, 0 indirect
Injuries
1 direct, 0 indirect
Reported by
Fire Department/Rescue
Coordinates
44.294, -123.392 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A person was walking on the sand near the mouth of Siletz Bay when a sneaker wave knocked them off of their feet and dragged them into the ocean. Once in the water, a strong rip current quickly swept them out to sea. They were swept out far enough that the people on the beach could not see them. The person did not survive, and their body was found on the beach around 4 miles south from where they were swept in. The 3 pm buoy observation from buoy 46050 reported a west swell of 11ft with a 16 second period.

The people who died

As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.

EventDateAgeSexWhereKind
Sneakerwave, Central Coast of Oregon2025-10-1943FemaleIn WaterDirect

What these are

Sneakerwave
An unexpectedly large wave that surged far up a beach and swept people or objects away.

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1298751.