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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 10 pm 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
13.2° 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 2AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (13 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (13 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 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 17mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | W 9 | W 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | |
231 | 295 | 287 | 526 | 222 | 566 | 547 | 456 | 695 | 606 | 449 | 400 | 332 | 279 | 273 | 212 | 198 | 164 | 159 | 193 | 266 | 308 | 387 | 456 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 10:25PM1.98m | 11:02AM1.58m | 10:59PM2.15m | 12:03PM1.66m | 11:35PM2.31m | 1:00PM1.74m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:38AM0.16m | 5:18PM0.32m | 6:25AM-0.06m | 6:03PM0.40m | 7:10AM-0.26m | |||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  |  | |  | | |  | | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — |
 | 8:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:39 |
— | — | — | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
10 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 14 | 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 | W 9 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 15 |
 kJ | 231 | 295 | 287 | 71 | 220 | 566 | 547 | 456 | 695 | 606 | 449 | 400 | 332 | 279 | 273 | 212 | 198 | 164 | 159 | 84 | 107 | 142 | 146 | 456 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 15 | W 20 | W 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 18 | W 17 | W 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 67 | 72 | 71 | 8 | 222 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 73 | 73 | 52 | 29 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 104 | 142 | 193 | 266 | 308 | 387 | 40 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | W 20 | SW 19 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 18 | NW 5 | NW 5 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 16 | — | 69 | 31 | 73 | — | 7 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 62 | 7 | 6 | 57 | 57 | 91 | 90 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 11 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 526 | 82 | 85 | 140 | 134 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 208 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 128 | 90 | 0 | 90 | 267 | 173 | 992 | 992 | 385 | 268 | 90 | 90 | 267 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 268 | 267 | 268 | 90 | 90 | 267 | 267 | 267 |
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