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Oswald State Park/Short Sands Surf Forecast
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Oswald State Park/Short Sands surfForecast / Oregon North / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Tuesday 12 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 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Oswald State Park/Short Sands today?
The current surf forecast for Oswald State Park/Short Sands at 8AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (12 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 ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Tue night, light winds from the W by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | |
350 | 338 | 279 | 326 | 264 | 214 | 231 | 289 | 287 | 335 | 267 | 566 | 547 | 456 | 342 | 335 | 514 | 400 | 379 | 371 | 319 | 246 | 235 | 230 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 9:54AM1.51m | 10:25PM1.98m | 11:02AM1.58m | 10:59PM2.15m | 12:03PM1.66m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:49AM0.38m | 4:33PM0.24m | 5:38AM0.16m | 5:18PM0.32m | 6:25AM-0.06m | 6:03PM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:38 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
15 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
 kJ | 350 | 338 | 279 | 326 | 264 | 214 | 231 | 289 | 287 | 335 | 267 | 566 | 547 | 456 | 342 | 335 | 514 | 400 | 379 | 371 | 319 | 246 | 235 | 230 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 15 | W 14 | W 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 6 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | NW 5 | SW 13 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 |
| kJ | 39 | 23 | 17 | 89 | 89 | 87 | 67 | 72 | 71 | 104 | 222 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 73 | 97 | 52 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 7 | 27 | 62 | 104 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 11 | SW 16 | SW 13 | W 14 | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | W 20 | SW 19 | SW 20 | SW 14 | SW 19 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 13 | NNW 5 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 87 | 89 | 89 | 5 | 39 | 27 | 16 | — | 69 | 71 | 73 | — | 7 | 15 | 15 | 73 | 14 | 13 | 31 | 49 | 27 | 3 | 27 | 27 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 59 | 59 | 128 | 195 | 139 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 22 | 81 | 128 | 267 | 288 | 128 | 90 | 128 | 267 | 267 | 992 | 993 | 272 | 272 | 268 | 93 | 90 | 128 | 288 | 128 | 128 | 268 | 267 |
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