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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 10 am Tuesday 17 Mar 2026 PDT
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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
9.8° C
 (Which is 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 4PM is: 2.4m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am March 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Mar)8ft (2.4m)11s
Afternoon (17 Mar)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (17 Mar)7.5ft (2.3m)12s

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

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16 DaysHourly
Print Table
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Fri
20
8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.4
W
2.4
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
2.4
W
2.3
W
2.3
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.1
WSW
2
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.1
NW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
Period(s) (?)1112121212121212121211121111111010101099111010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1419158417761624161614631343125911501047950892737597511435418427480362362299332302
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSE
20
S
20
S
10
S
15
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
15
S
20
S
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:27PM
2.09
1:18AM
2.02
1:12PM
2.10
1:45AM
2.16
1:59PM
2.08
2:14AM
2.28
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:11AM
0.43
7:36PM
-0.01
7:52AM
0.27
8:08PM
0.04
8:33AM
0.12
8:41PM
0.13
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Fri
20
Sunrise7:24-------7:22-------7:20-------
Sunset---7:22-------7:24-------7:25----
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
-111321--------121221311
Temp. °C111011111010111010101211121213121213121212131214
Feels °C (?)867976866687989881089910911
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