Oswald State Park/Short Sands surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Wednesday 14 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
10.5° 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 7PM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm January 14). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jan)--
Afternoon (14 Jan)8ft (2.5m)15s
Evening (14 Jan)8ft (2.5m)14s

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

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Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
!
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
2.2
W
1.8
WSW
1.5
W
1.3
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.1
W
1.1
WNW
1.1
W
1.1
W
1
W
0.9
WNW
0.8
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.6
W
Period(s) (?)151414141312131313121212121212121212121211111716
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)34323224267021471734916757563643522350367347347284232184144139986286145183
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
30
N
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
N
5
NNE
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
10
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
glasscross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:44PM
1.62
9:49AM
2.23
12:21AM
1.69
10:34AM
2.28
12:54AM
1.75
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:20PM
0.10
4:29AM
0.95
6:01PM
0.02
5:20AM
0.93
6:38PM
-0.05
6:05AM
0.89
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunrise-------7:52-------7:52-------7:50
Sunset-4:55-------4:57-------4:59------
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C989109101010131312121213121215141211109910
Feels °C (?)625766661097878781312865446
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