Oswald State Park/Short Sands surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Tuesday 05 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 4AM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)4ft (1.2m)13s
Afternoon (06 May)4ft (1.2m)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 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
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
2 PM
5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
W
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.6
W
15
0.7
W
14
1.2
W
13
1.2
W
13
1.2
W
13
1.3
W
12
1.3
W
12
1.3
W
12
1.7
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
11
1.7
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
11
1
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
9
0.5
WNW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
247
198
158
200
521
506
483
505
497
488
811
486
470
446
638
560
297
245
292
281
223
183
139
123
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
NE
0
NNW
5
S
10
S
10
SW
10
W
15
NW
15
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
NNE
5
S
10
S
15
SE
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:05PM1.53m
3:27AM1.94m
5:58PM1.48m
4:09AM1.84m
6:56PM1.46m
4:59AM1.73m
Low Tide
10:19PM0.77m
11:32AM-0.05m
11:04PM0.80m
12:20PM0.00m
00:03AM0.82m
1:12PM0.05m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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5:56
5:54
5:52
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8:28
8:29
8:30
8:30
Temp °C
11
11
10
10
10
11
11
12
11
9
9
8
8
11
12
12
11
9
9
9
9
11
11
12
10
10
10
9
8
9
9
9
8
6
7
5
6
8
9
9
8
7
8
7
5
7
7
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
W
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
11
0.8
W
11
1.2
W
13
1.2
W
13
1.2
W
13
1.3
W
12
1.3
W
12
1.3
W
12
1.7
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
11
1.7
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
11
1
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
Energy kJ
247
198
158
157
521
506
483
505
497
488
811
486
470
446
638
560
297
245
292
281
223
183
139
110
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
8
0.4
SW
17
0.6
W
15
0.7
W
14
0.4
SW
14
0.7
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
0.4
SW
16
1.1
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.8
NW
8
0.8
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
Energy kJ
15
77
155
200
74
67
83
107
138
138
88
147
163
138
71
72
90
65
73
72
127
140
135
123
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
17
0.4
NW
7
0.4
NW
7
0.4
SW
14
0.3
NW
7
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.1
W
20
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
Energy kJ
76
14
18
52
7
75
78
87
122
122
8
87
80
71
37
25
72
73
57
87
71
69
63
61
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
3
0.3
SW
3
Energy kJ
2
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
90
288
288
288
288
0
0
0
0
267
128
288
0
0
0
90
25
288
385
128
Best forecast wave conditions in North Oregon
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
9
9
5
6
7
5
4
5
7
5
5
6
6
6
5
6
5
5
6
7
6
6
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