Oswald State Park/Short Sands surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Friday 23 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
10.2° 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 5PM is: 1.5m 15s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am January 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Afternoon (23 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)15s
Evening (23 Jan)5ft (1.5m)14s

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

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Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Mon
26
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
W
1.1
W
1
W
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
0.8
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.9
W
0.7
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
Period(s) (?)161615151414141313141313131312121211111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)422597458958919894820796694704546526448386347187139125196110146146146146
Wind
(km/h)
10
ENE
10
E
5
NNE
15
NE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
10
ENE
5
NNW
15
N
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
E
5
WSW
0
S
5
SSE
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscrossoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offglassglassglasscross-
off
offoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:31PM
1.89
4:25AM
2.22
4:34PM
1.70
5:04AM
2.28
5:52PM
1.53
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:30AM
0.52
10:26PM
0.22
11:29AM
0.43
11:03PM
0.39
12:34PM
0.33
11:46PM
0.57
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Mon
26
Sunrise-7:47-------7:46-------7:45------
Sunset---5:07-------5:08-------5:10----
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C5591077654511109766679888910
Feels °C (?)116510-1-1-2175531123655446
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