Here identified as the Netarts littoral cell, this sandy 12 mile segment of Oregon's coastal shoreline extends from mileage Cape Meares to Cape Lookout. It is associated with the Netarts watershed mouth(s) and accompanying Netarts Bay Estuary.

The Netarts sandy shore lies within Tillamook County and makes up the shoreline fronting the communities of Oceanside and Netarts. It consists of Dune Backed and Inlet Affected, Bluff Backed shoreline. Of this shoreline approximately 0% is urban and 72.5% is park. An unknown percentage of this stretch of sandy shoreline is hardened with shore protection structures. Predominant land uses include those typical of ruralsettings.

Chronic coastal hazards for the Netarts sandy shore include ocean flooding and erosion, inlet migration and landsliding and sloughing. Catastrophic hazards include earthquakes, and the groundshaking, subsidence, landsliding, liquefaction, and tsunami that accompany them.

Key recreational facilities and cultural features include: Cape Lookout State Park and Three Arch Rocks.