Oswald State Park/Short Sands surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Saturday 23 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
12.8° 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: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 May)--
Afternoon (23 May)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (23 May)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sun night, fresh winds from the SSW by Mon morning).

Sat
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tue
26
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)
0
0
0
2
2
3
3
2
2
1
3
3
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
9
1.1
NW
8
0.7
WNW
16
0.9
WNW
16
0.9
WNW
15
1.2
WNW
14
1.3
WNW
14
1.5
WNW
14
1.4
WNW
13
1.4
WNW
13
1.4
WNW
13
1.2
WNW
13
1
WNW
12
1.1
WNW
12
2.2
W
12
3
W
12
3.5
W
13
4
W
14
4
W
14
4
W
14
4
W
14
4
W
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
339
254
216
149
269
353
381
565
633
841
653
643
604
440
278
333
1346
2277
3743
5549
6451
6900
7375
6070
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
N
15
NNE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
25
S
30
S
35
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
15
SSE
10
ESE
5
NE
10
NW
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
High Tide
8:25PM1.85m
8:00AM1.56m
9:12PM1.94m
9:22AM1.46m
9:54PM2.01m
10:38AM1.44m
Low Tide
2:08PM-0.03m
3:07AM0.48m
3:03PM0.11m
4:18AM0.34m
3:55PM0.25m
5:17AM0.18m
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:35
5:33
5:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:49
8:50
8:51
8:52
7
3
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
13
13
12
10
9
9
11
14
14
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
12
9
8
8
7
6
6
9
11
11
10
10
9
8
7
6
6
7
7
7
7
7
9
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
9
1.1
NW
8
1.1
NW
7
0.9
NW
7
0.9
WNW
15
1.2
WNW
14
1.3
WNW
14
1.5
WNW
14
1.4
WNW
13
1.4
WNW
13
1.4
WNW
13
1.2
WNW
13
1
WNW
12
1.1
WNW
12
2.2
W
12
3
W
12
3.5
W
13
4
W
14
4
W
14
4
W
14
4
W
14
4
W
14
Energy kJ
339
254
216
149
118
89
381
565
633
841
653
643
604
440
278
333
1346
2277
3743
5549
6451
6900
7375
6070
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
1
NW
8
0.9
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.9
NW
7
0.8
NW
7
0.9
WNW
9
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
15
0.6
W
7
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
17
Energy kJ
75
77
132
141
110
110
89
60
138
89
89
88
87
85
75
36
74
74
74
76
76
79
76
103
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
20
0.2
WNW
18
0.4
SW
15
0.5
W
16
0.7
WNW
16
0.9
WNW
16
0.7
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.4
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
19
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
19
0.4
SW
14
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
Energy kJ
7
32
83
135
269
353
84
64
88
40
15
15
15
15
15
74
13
12
12
12
48
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NW
8
0.6
SSW
4
1
SW
5
1.4
SW
6
0.8
SSW
6
Energy kJ
129
10
51
135
41
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
1
3
4
3
4
5
6
7
7
9
Distance (km)
428
444
428
0
0
0
0
57
267
288
90
90
90
93
267
128
128
267
129
129
22
22
22
90
Best forecast wave conditions in North Oregon
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
9
9
9
9
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
5
9
9
9
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
5
6
7
9
9
9
9
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