Oswald State Park/Short Sands surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Wednesday 06 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
11.9° C
(Which is 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 10PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)--
Afternoon (06 May)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (06 May)4.5ft (1.3m)12s

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 14°C on Sat morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
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
8 AM
11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
2
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
W
13
1.3
W
12
1.3
W
12
1.3
W
12
1.3
W
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
9
0.5
WNW
15
0.8
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
14
0.5
WNW
14
0.5
W
14
1
W
11
1.2
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
483
505
497
488
480
486
470
390
550
469
297
292
292
223
223
169
135
123
120
163
118
103
251
370
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
W
15
NNW
15
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNE
5
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSW
20
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SE
5
E
10
ENE
5
NE
10
WNW
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
High Tide
5:58PM1.48m
4:09AM1.84m
6:56PM1.46m
4:59AM1.73m
7:52PM1.48m
6:02AM1.62m
Low Tide
11:32AM-0.05m
11:04PM0.80m
12:20PM0.00m
00:03AM0.82m
1:12PM0.05m
1:19AM0.80m
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
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5:54
5:52
5:52
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8:29
8:30
8:30
8:32
Temp °C
11
11
11
10
9
8
8
12
12
12
11
9
9
9
10
11
11
12
11
11
12
11
11
14
9
9
8
7
6
5
6
9
8
9
8
7
8
6
7
7
7
10
9
9
11
9
10
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
W
13
1.3
W
12
1.3
W
12
1.3
W
12
1.3
W
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.8
W
8
1
W
11
1.2
WSW
11
Energy kJ
483
505
497
488
480
486
470
390
550
469
297
292
292
223
223
169
126
110
108
82
80
86
251
370
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
1
NW
8
1
NW
7
1
NW
8
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.8
NW
7
0.7
NW
7
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.5
W
16
0.5
WNW
16
0.5
WNW
15
0.5
WNW
15
0.5
WNW
14
0.6
WNW
14
0.5
WNW
14
0.5
W
14
0.6
W
14
0.7
W
13
Energy kJ
83
107
119
117
123
116
107
122
71
72
77
54
73
72
127
140
135
123
120
163
118
103
132
171
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
14
0.2
WSW
19
0.2
W
18
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.3
WNW
17
0.4
WNW
16
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
NW
8
0.3
SW
13
Energy kJ
78
86
122
122
88
87
80
71
37
25
72
73
57
87
71
69
63
61
61
44
44
48
18
25
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
3
Energy kJ
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
Distance (km)
288
288
288
0
0
0
0
267
267
294
57
0
0
90
90
288
128
128
90
0
0
0
0
57
Best forecast wave conditions in North Oregon
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
4
4
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
6
5
7
5
5
5
7
7
6
7
6
5
6
7
9
6
5
5
5
4
9
5
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