Oswald State Park/Short Sands surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Tuesday 21 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
11.6° 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 2PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (21 Apr)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (21 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)15s

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


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Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Fri
24
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
!
!
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
W
1
W
0.9
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.9
WNW
1
WNW
1
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.4
WNW
2.4
WNW
2.5
WNW
3
WNW
2.5
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.4
WNW
2.2
WNW
1.8
NW
1.7
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.7
WNW
Period(s) (?)1099161515141414141411111111121111111110101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)226176124198234284371425395490733141115961983146621661967157813581186650532532612
Wind
(km/h)
15
WSW
5
S
10
SW
5
W
5
WNW
10
SSW
15
SW
25
W
30
WSW
35
W
30
W
25
W
25
WSW
20
W
15
WSW
15
SSW
15
S
20
S
20
SSW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
E
10
E
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onglasscross-
on
onglasscross-
on
cross-
on
onononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
offoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:46PM
1.66
4:31AM
2.23
6:56PM
1.61
5:36AM
2.05
8:08PM
1.62
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:33AM
-0.32
11:12PM
0.70
12:35PM
-0.23
12:22AM
0.74
1:41PM
-0.14
1:49AM
0.73
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Fri
24
Sunrise6:20-------6:18-------6:16-------
Sunset----8:08-------8:10-------8:12---
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
43-----125--------------
Temp. °C10101011111011111010109999991010109987
Feels °C (?)79810108863343345555677754
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