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 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 11PM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)--
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
Friday
24
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
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
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.4
WNW
2.3
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.8
NW
1.7
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.7
WNW
Period(s) (?)91615151414141414111111111111111110101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)12419823428437142539549074315751436165613691421177914131259712637532532674600522
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
5
W
5
WNW
5
SW
15
SW
20
W
30
WSW
35
W
30
W
25
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
5
SW
5
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
5
NE
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:46PM
1.66
4:31AM
2.23
6:56PM
1.61
5:36AM
2.05
8:08PM
1.62
6:53AM
1.88
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
Friday
24
Sunrise------6:18-------6:16-------6:15-
Sunset--8:08-------8:10-------8:12-----
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1----125-11-------------
Temp. °C1010101010101010109999991010109987811
Feels °C (?)888876433344555566775468
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