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Oswald State Park/Short Sands surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Friday 16 Jan 2026 PST
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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
10.4° 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 12PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am January 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Afternoon (16 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (16 Jan)2ft (0.6m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Mon
19
7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
W
0.8
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.4
W
0.4
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.6
W
0.8
W
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.7
WNW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.6
WNW
Period(s) (?)121212121212111817161716151516161313141414141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)22417714814410369629693133149190298233177250222222205207207195184137
Wind
(km/h)
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
5
E
5
W
5
NW
5
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
ESE
10
E
5
E
5
WNW
5
NW
5
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
10
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off		offoffoffoffoffoffoffglasscross-
on		glassoffoffoffoffglassglasscross-
on		cross-
off		offoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:34AM
2.28
12:54AM
1.75
11:16AM
2.33
1:24AM
1.80
11:55AM
2.35
1:53AM
1.86
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:20AM
0.93
6:38PM
-0.05
6:05AM
0.89
7:13PM
-0.10
6:46AM
0.84
7:47PM
-0.14
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Mon
19
Sunrise-7:52-------7:50-------7:50------
Sunset---4:59-------5:00-------5:00----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C141415151312121110101212111011101011121111111110
Feels °C (?)78111176665699977668989876
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