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Oswald State Park/Short Sands surf break

Oswald State Park/Short Sands surfForecast / Oregon North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Thursday 29 Jan 2026 PST
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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
10.2° 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: 4.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am January 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jan)13ft (4.0m)14s
Afternoon (29 Jan)13ft (4.0m)14s
Evening (29 Jan)10ft (3.0m)13s

Table - waves today at Oswald State Park/Short Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
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3
2
0
0
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4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
W
3.5
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
3
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.3
WSW
1.3
W
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.6
W
1.6
W
1.8
W
Period(s) (?)161514141413131313131212121212121111181716161615
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)177257557141694360534788399931932578232920112213291930682626203216311348103313111163127412111377
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
ESE
20
E
15
ESE
20
SE
25
SSE
40
S
35
S
20
S
10
SE
15
E
15
ENE
10
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
ESE
15
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		offoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glassoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:25PM
1.62
8:52AM
2.48
11:21PM
1.74
9:55AM
2.54
12:07AM
1.86
10:54AM
2.58
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:15AM
0.89
5:06PM
-0.16
4:30AM
0.86
5:58PM
-0.25
5:34AM
0.77
6:45PM
-0.30
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunrise---7:41-------7:39-------7:39----
Sunset-----5:16-------5:17-------5:20--
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
2485312---15311---------
Temp. °C131210101112121213131211111111131414141517161414
Feels °C (?)844458979863479101111111214141210
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