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 25 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
11.7° 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 1PM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Afternoon (25 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Evening (25 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tue
28
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
0
0
2
3
3
3
3
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WNW
14
0.7
WNW
12
0.5
W
16
0.6
W
16
0.7
WNW
16
0.9
WNW
15
0.9
WNW
15
1.3
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
14
1.1
WNW
14
1.3
WNW
13
1.3
WNW
13
1.7
WNW
13
1.7
WNW
12
1.7
WNW
11
1.8
WNW
10
1.8
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
11
1.4
NW
9
1.4
NW
9
1.4
NW
9
1.4
NW
9
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
250
127
129
181
256
395
355
366
507
478
563
547
894
761
698
729
674
325
275
287
287
281
192
199
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
5
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
5
SSW
10
SW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
8:17AM1.76m
10:02PM1.80m
9:36AM1.69m
10:44PM1.91m
10:46AM1.67m
11:20PM2.01m
Low Tide
3:51PM0.00m
4:34AM0.49m
4:45PM0.07m
5:34AM0.32m
5:32PM0.15m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:13
6:11
6:09
6:07
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8:15
8:15
8:16
8:19
1
Temp °C
11
16
14
15
12
10
9
9
10
12
12
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
7
13
9
9
7
6
5
6
8
9
9
8
8
8
8
8
8
7
7
7
7
6
7
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NW
8
0.9
NW
8
0.9
NW
8
0.6
W
16
1.1
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.2
NW
9
1.3
WNW
10
1.2
NW
10
1.2
NW
9
1.3
WNW
13
1.3
WNW
13
1.7
WNW
13
1.7
WNW
12
1.7
WNW
11
1.8
WNW
10
1.8
WNW
10
1.4
NW
9
1.4
NW
9
1.4
NW
9
1.4
NW
9
1.4
NW
9
1.2
NW
8
1.2
NW
8
Energy kJ
153
109
112
181
211
206
242
327
275
247
563
547
894
761
698
729
674
268
275
287
287
281
192
192
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WNW
14
0.7
WNW
12
0.5
W
16
0.7
WNW
10
0.7
WNW
16
0.9
WNW
15
0.9
WNW
15
0.9
WNW
14
1.1
WNW
14
1.1
WNW
14
1.1
NW
9
1.1
NW
8
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
1.2
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
11
0.7
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
12
Energy kJ
250
127
129
85
256
395
355
366
507
478
197
162
7
7
18
29
30
325
260
214
158
126
164
199
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
15
0.5
W
15
0.5
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
12
0.5
W
12
0.2
WNW
11
0.3
SW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
17
0.1
SW
16
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
15
0.2
WSW
15
0.2
WSW
15
0.2
WSW
15
0.2
WSW
15
0.2
WSW
15
Energy kJ
33
119
59
49
73
12
28
18
17
17
7
7
11
11
3
3
33
34
21
21
21
21
22
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NW
8
Energy kJ
107
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
0
0
268
267
123
0
0
0
0
288
267
288
288
272
189
90
90
267
267
267
288
268
267
90
Best forecast wave conditions in North Oregon
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
3
4
4
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
1
2
2
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
8
5
7
6
5
7
7
9
9
8
7
5
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
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