Oswald State Park/Short Sands surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Sunday 31 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
13.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Oswald State Park/Short Sands today (31 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Oswald State Park/Short Sands at 6PM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 21s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 May)5ft (1.5m)11s
Afternoon (31 May)5ft (1.5m)10s
Evening (31 May)4.5ft (1.4m)10s

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 19°C on Mon night, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue night).

Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
Wed
3
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
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
2
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
0
1
1
2
1
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
9
1.2
NW
9
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
17
1
W
11
1.1
W
12
1.2
W
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
521
460
480
485
378
371
363
314
278
216
211
231
226
203
199
199
197
194
192
190
181
231
325
387
Wind (km/h)
25
N
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
15
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
5
E
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:50PM1.62m
1:17AM2.14m
3:29PM1.62m
1:52AM2.10m
4:08PM1.60m
2:28AM2.05m
Low Tide
8:38AM-0.21m
8:08PM0.74m
9:13AM-0.21m
8:45PM0.76m
9:50AM-0.20m
9:24PM0.77m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:30
5:28
5:28
5:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:57
8:58
8:58
8:59
Temp °C
10
12
12
12
11
10
9
9
12
18
18
18
17
19
18
17
19
17
16
16
14
13
12
12
5
6
6
6
5
5
4
5
8
14
13
13
12
16
15
14
17
14
14
14
13
12
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
11
0.3
SW
22
0.3
SW
21
1.4
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
9
0.5
SW
19
1.2
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
1
W
11
1.1
W
12
1.2
W
12
Energy kJ
521
460
73
72
378
371
363
314
278
216
211
181
226
174
147
120
108
111
106
84
86
231
325
387
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.2
SSW
13
0.3
SW
21
0.4
SW
21
0.4
SW
20
0.4
SW
20
0.4
SW
20
0.4
SW
20
0.4
SW
19
0.1
SW
13
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
Energy kJ
30
30
29
17
72
156
140
136
134
134
133
6
222
203
199
199
197
194
192
190
181
169
165
163
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
22
0.3
SW
22
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.2
SSW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.2
W
14
0.2
W
14
0.5
W
13
0.1
W
22
0.1
SW
21
Energy kJ
48
73
12
12
50
17
7
10
10
10
7
6
6
9
9
6
6
15
15
80
9
18
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
10
1.2
NW
9
Energy kJ
480
485
231
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
2
3
3
3
Distance (km)
90
293
881
993
272
267
25
22
0
123
179
293
279
0
0
0
0
57
131
267
0
128
90
128
Best forecast wave conditions in North Oregon
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
4
5
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
8
5
4
6
4
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
5
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