Oswald State Park/Short Sands surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Saturday 18 Apr 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
11.1° 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 4PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Afternoon (18 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (18 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)14s

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


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Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tue
21
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.8
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
0.7
W
1.1
W
1.4
W
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.2
WNW
1.2
W
1.3
W
0.9
WNW
Period(s) (?)13131313141488788881414131212111111101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5145626364728510297105164177169206460633657617483403343314338184
Wind
(km/h)
10
E
10
SW
10
WSW
5
S
10
SW
5
SE
5
E
10
NE
5
NE
5
W
5
W
0
SSE
5
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
ENE
5
SW
5
NNW
10
W
15
SSW
15
SW
0
SSW
5
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
off
offcross-
off
glassglassonglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
oncrosscross-
on
glassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:48PM
1.89
2:08AM
2.46
3:43PM
1.83
2:50AM
2.45
4:41PM
1.74
3:37AM
2.37
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:59AM
-0.32
8:46PM
0.45
9:46AM
-0.38
9:29PM
0.54
10:37AM
-0.37
10:16PM
0.63
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tue
21
Sunrise6:24-------6:22-------6:20-------
Sunset----8:06-------8:07-------8:07---
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
---------------------24-
Temp. °C111211111211111112131212141211111112131212101010
Feels °C (?)898999981011101112888910111097109
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