Oswald State Park/Short Sands surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Friday 20 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
10.0° 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 1PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am March 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Afternoon (20 Mar)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (20 Mar)4ft (1.2m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
0
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
NW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.3
W
1.6
NW
1.8
NW
1.8
NW
1.6
NW
1.4
NW
1.4
NW
1.3
WNW
1.2
NW
1.1
NW
1
NW
1.2
WNW
1.7
WNW
2
WNW
2
WNW
2
WNW
1.9
WNW
Period(s) (?)11108101011111110101010101010101010101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)309356235290286401313375510587587471400370347304234196267634853842826734
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSE
25
S
20
S
15
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
NNW
25
N
25
NNW
20
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
N
10
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNW
20
NNW
25
N
25
N
20
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:14AM
2.28
2:48PM
2.01
2:45AM
2.36
3:40PM
1.91
3:21AM
2.40
4:37PM
1.78
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:16AM
-0.01
9:15PM
0.25
10:02AM
-0.09
9:51PM
0.39
10:51AM
-0.13
10:31PM
0.53
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Sunrise--7:18-------7:16-------7:15-----
Sunset-----7:28-------7:29-------7:30--
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
1-3141------------------
Temp. °C141211111010977778886655689875
Feels °C (?)117788951112233120124321-1
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