Oswald State Park/Short Sands surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Thursday 07 May 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
11.9° C
(Which is 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 10AM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Afternoon (07 May)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Evening (07 May)4ft (1.2m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
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
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
1
1
0
1
3
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
W
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.5
WNW
14
0.6
W
14
0.5
W
14
1
W
11
1.4
W
13
1.5
W
11
1.5
W
11
1.6
W
12
1.5
W
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
480
486
470
665
550
297
297
379
292
223
223
183
135
123
120
118
150
103
248
633
584
573
710
604
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
NE
5
SSW
10
S
15
SSE
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
15
NNE
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
4:09AM1.84m
6:56PM1.46m
4:59AM1.73m
7:52PM1.48m
6:02AM1.62m
8:39PM1.55m
Low Tide
11:04PM0.80m
12:20PM0.00m
00:03AM0.82m
1:12PM0.05m
1:19AM0.80m
2:05PM0.09m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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5:54
5:52
5:52
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8:30
8:30
8:32
Temp °C
9
8
8
11
12
12
10
9
9
8
9
10
11
12
11
11
11
11
11
14
16
16
13
12
6
5
5
8
8
9
7
7
7
5
6
6
8
10
10
10
9
9
9
11
12
12
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
W
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
8
1
W
11
1.4
W
13
1.5
W
11
1.5
W
11
1.6
W
12
1.5
W
12
Energy kJ
480
486
470
665
550
297
297
379
292
223
223
183
126
119
92
70
80
90
248
633
584
573
710
604
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WNW
8
1
NW
8
1
NW
8
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.8
NW
8
0.8
NW
7
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.5
W
16
0.5
WNW
16
0.5
WNW
15
0.5
WNW
15
0.5
WNW
14
0.5
WNW
14
0.6
W
14
0.5
W
14
0.5
W
14
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
19
Energy kJ
123
116
116
71
71
88
65
73
73
72
127
140
135
123
120
118
150
103
96
58
79
49
48
55
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
15
0.2
WSW
19
0.2
WSW
19
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.3
WNW
17
0.3
WNW
17
0.4
WNW
16
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.5
W
12
0.4
W
13
0.4
NW
8
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
Energy kJ
88
87
80
37
37
72
72
59
57
87
71
69
63
61
61
44
61
76
55
17
27
27
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
3
0.5
NW
4
Energy kJ
3
7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
1
1
1
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
289
267
267
57
0
0
90
90
288
294
128
0
0
0
0
0
57
267
179
272
0
Best forecast wave conditions in North Oregon
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
5
5
6
7
7
6
8
7
6
5
7
7
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
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