Oswald State Park/Short Sands surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Wednesday 15 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 1.2°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 6PM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Afternoon (15 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)9s
Evening (15 Apr)10ft (3.0m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
NW
2.4
WNW
2.2
WNW
2.5
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.3
WNW
2.1
WNW
2
WNW
1.6
NW
1.5
NW
1.4
NW
1.2
NW
1.1
NW
1
NW
1
NW
0.9
NW
0.8
NW
0.8
NW
0.6
NW
Period(s) (?)10998910101010101010999999988888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5579198269071176166521301930153812491019799672415365294231197148138112787853
Wind
(km/h)
20
NW
25
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
25
NW
30
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
N
5
NE
5
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
N
5
ENE
10
E
10
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrossoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:13PM
1.86
12:24AM
2.15
1:05PM
1.90
12:56AM
2.30
1:56PM
1.91
1:30AM
2.41
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:48AM
0.16
6:50PM
0.17
7:31AM
-0.04
7:27PM
0.25
8:14AM
-0.20
8:06PM
0.35
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
Sunrise6:30-------6:28-------6:26-------
Sunset----8:01-------8:02-------8:04---
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-12221211---------------
Temp. °C8788878799101099998910109999
Feels °C (?)200-1-10003456556656554765
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