Oswald State Park/Short Sands surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Thursday 15 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
10.6° 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 9PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm January 15). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)--
Afternoon (15 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (15 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)12s

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

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Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1
W
1
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.8
W
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.7
WNW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
Period(s) (?)131212121212121212121212111117161616151516161313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)653446350344289289224224184144103986261145133185190298233177250222222
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
15
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NNE
10
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
5
E
5
NW
10
NW
5
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
5
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffglasscross-
on
glassoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:21AM
1.69
10:34AM
2.28
12:54AM
1.75
11:16AM
2.33
1:24AM
1.80
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:01PM
0.02
5:20AM
0.93
6:38PM
-0.05
6:05AM
0.89
7:13PM
-0.10
6:46AM
0.84
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise-------7:52-------7:50-------7:50
Sunset-4:57-------4:59-------5:00------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C12131314131312131516131211109101212111111101011
Feels °C (?)99898868121487654699988668
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