Oswald State Park/Short Sands surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Tuesday 14 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
12.1° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Oswald State Park/Short Sands today?

The current surf forecast for Oswald State Park/Short Sands at 8PM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)--
Afternoon (14 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)5s
Evening (14 Apr)10ft (3.0m)8s

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


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Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
1
3
1
0
1
0
1
2
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SW
2.4
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
W
2.5
W
1.5
NW
1.7
NW
2.1
WNW
2.2
WNW
2.4
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.3
WNW
2.2
WNW
2.1
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.4
NW
1.2
NW
Period(s) (?)5789910109999101010101010101099999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1025279461063955465535761826959106713381492139412581003906784625519422370287226
Wind
(km/h)
45
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
25
N
15
N
15
NNW
20
NW
25
W
30
WNW
35
WNW
30
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
NW
10
NNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
5
N
5
N
5
ENE
5
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrossglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:19AM
1.80
11:55PM
1.99
12:13PM
1.86
12:24AM
2.15
1:05PM
1.90
12:56AM
2.30
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:13PM
0.12
6:48AM
0.16
6:50PM
0.17
7:31AM
-0.04
7:27PM
0.25
8:14AM
-0.20
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sunrise------6:30-------6:28-------6:26-
Sunset--8:00-------8:01-------8:02-----
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
36792--122211--1--1-----
Temp. °C91010777878887888999998879
Feels °C (?)011122200-101224445455546
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