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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 Tuesday 20 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
10.4° 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: 1.3m 15s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am January 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)15s
Afternoon (20 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Evening (20 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)14s

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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Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
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)
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
1.1
W
0.8
W
0.7
W
0.8
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
1
W
1.3
W
1
W
1.2
W
Period(s) (?)161616151514141313131313121212121616161514141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)539879710753723813674511506498404314239232333177254326401347429691411506
Wind
(km/h)
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
SE
5
SSW
0
SW
5
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
5
E
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
NE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
NE
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NNE
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		glassglassoffoffoffoffoffglasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:22AM
1.92
1:13PM
2.30
2:51AM
1.98
1:54PM
2.20
3:21AM
2.06
2:39PM
2.06
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:07AM
0.73
8:50PM
-0.12
8:51AM
0.66
9:21PM
-0.05
9:38AM
0.59
9:53PM
0.06
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Sunrise---7:48-------7:48-------7:48----
Sunset-----5:04-------5:05-------5:07--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C10109910999887810108776568865
Feels °C (?)655577654435664442234421
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