Riverbreak » Deschutes River https://riverbreak.com The River Surf Magazine Wed, 04 Mar 2026 15:01:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Bend https://riverbreak.com/spots/bend/ https://riverbreak.com/spots/bend/#comments Tue, 02 May 2017 08:39:16 +0000 RB Team http://riverbreak.com/?p=13300 This wide, steep and glassy river wave is located in the Bend Whitewater Park at the Deschutes River. There are four waves in the park with Green Wave (or Wave #3) being best suited for shortboard river surfing. The wave features a hydraulic adjustment by 26 underwater steel plates when flow is on or off. The wave

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]]> This wide, steep and glassy river wave is located in the Bend Whitewater Park at the Deschutes River. There are four waves in the park with Green Wave (or Wave #3) being best suited for shortboard river surfing. The wave features a hydraulic adjustment by 26 underwater steel plates when flow is on or off. The wave park is open 5:00 am to 10:00 pm daily and there is no fee for access.

Spot Details

Country: USA
Nearest town/city: Bend, Oregon
River: Deschutes River
Address: 166 SW Shevlin-Hixon Dr, Bend, Oregon 97702
Directions: Located north of the Colorado Avenue Bridge. Viewing is available on the pedestrian bridge and on the east side of the river and at McKay Park. Parking is available on public streets or at Miller’s Landing Park.
Latitude: 40.9408646
Longitude: -58.7430038

Wave Details

Characteristics

Glassy, steep, wide surf wave
Width: 40′ (12m)
Wave Height: 3’ (1m)
Adjustable: Yes
Ideal for shortboards

Conditions

Flow range: 200 to 1,000+ cfs (5 to 30 cms)
The ideal flow is right around or below 1,000 cfs and the wave gets steep and full green shoulder to shoulder
Current conditions can be checked here

Dangers

Helmets (especially when water drops below 900 CFS) and PFDs are recommended.
Be careful when using leashes, they can get caught on underwater objects. If you wear a leash, make sure it has a quick release.

Tips

Watch people surf on the live webcam.
Here’s another live webcam of the wave in Bend.

Weather in Bend, Oregon

Clear
Today

09/02

High 28° / Low 10°
Clear
Tomorrow

09/03

High 27° / Low 8°
Clear
Tuesday

09/04

High 28° / Low 9°

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Spot Location

Bend Videos

Aerial perspective on Bend’s river wave

Gerry Lopez river surfing Bend

More on Bend

Bend Whitewater Park on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/BendWhitewaterPark/

Current conditions
http://www.bendparksandrec.org/bend-whitewater-park/water-wave-conditions/ 

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]]> https://riverbreak.com/spots/bend/feed/ 0 40.9408646 -58.7430038 Surfing Trestle Hole Wave on the Deschutes River https://riverbreak.com/videos/trestle-hole-wave-deschutes-river/ https://riverbreak.com/videos/trestle-hole-wave-deschutes-river/#comments Tue, 18 Feb 2014 19:42:25 +0000 RB Team http://riverbreak.com/?p=6699 Check out this video of an epic February surf on Trestle Hole Wave on the Deschutes River, Oregon. At good levels Trestle Wave becomes big V-wave with a tongue in the middle which sometimes greens out. In order to surf this wave (officially) you will need a river access pass. If you’re keen to stay longer:

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]]> Check out this video of an epic February surf on Trestle Hole Wave on the Deschutes River, Oregon. At good levels Trestle Wave becomes big V-wave with a tongue in the middle which sometimes greens out. In order to surf this wave (officially) you will need a river access pass. If you’re keen to stay longer: about 10 km upstream on the Deschutes (river right) you’ll find several small official camping sites.

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