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Oswald State Park/Short Sands Surf Forecast
/ Oregon North (24 breaks) / Oregon (49 breaks) /
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Oswald State Park/Short Sands surfForecast / Oregon North / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Wednesday 20 May 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Oswald State Park/Short Sands surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Oswald State Park/Short Sands sea temperature is
13.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Oswald State Park/Short Sands today?
The current surf forecast for Oswald State Park/Short Sands at 9AM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (20 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Oswald State Park/Short Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 7 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | |
880 | 737 | 725 | 713 | 735 | 278 | 259 | 210 | 210 | 206 | 202 | 445 | 448 | 439 | 196 | 439 | 243 | 146 | 164 | 164 | 397 | 416 | 400 | 371 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 3:23AM2.36m | 5:35PM1.74m | 4:21AM2.18m | 6:34PM1.75m | 5:26AM1.95m | 7:32PM1.79m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:19AM-0.42m | 11:12PM0.67m | 12:15PM-0.30m | 00:25AM0.66m | 1:12PM-0.17m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:47 | — |
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Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 |
8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 7 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 |
 kJ | 880 | 737 | 725 | 713 | 735 | 164 | 169 | 164 | 187 | 193 | 160 | 445 | 448 | 439 | 137 | 439 | 243 | 125 | 121 | 115 | 397 | 416 | 400 | 371 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 15 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NNW 8 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 69 | 69 | 68 | 68 | 67 | 278 | 259 | 210 | 210 | 206 | 202 | 57 | 57 | 96 | 133 | 96 | 55 | 146 | 164 | 164 | 43 | 148 | 150 | 152 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 24 | W 24 | W 24 | SW 22 | WSW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 19 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | NNW 8 | SW 18 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 22 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 45 | 117 | 117 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 61 | 57 | 37 | 56 | 55 | 55 | 29 | 57 | 57 | 58 | 80 | 7 | 78 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | NNW 8 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 196 | — | — | — | — | — | 58 | 100 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 267 | 123 | 0 | 57 | 278 | 179 | 267 | 22 | 114 | 22 | 57 | 57 | 267 | 638 | 444 | 268 | 268 | 0 | 58 | 267 | 267 | 288 | 243 | 0 |
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