Oswald State Park/Short Sands surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Monday 20 Oct 2025 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
13.2° 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 8PM is: 2.2m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.0m 15s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)--
Afternoon (20 Oct)10ft (3.0m)12s
Evening (20 Oct)7ft (2.1m)12s

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

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Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
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3
4
4
4
4
4
7
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4
1
1
2
3
3
4
4
4
6
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.2
WNW
2
WNW
1.9
WNW
2
WNW
2.2
WNW
2.5
WNW
4
WNW
4
WNW
4
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.4
WNW
2.1
WNW
1.9
WNW
2.1
WNW
2.3
WNW
2.2
W
2.3
W
2.3
W
2.3
W
Period(s) (?)131212121213131918171716161515141414131312121219
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2640204712801047921131615144470113641050291056330512840222880223417241360146716351459149415703733
Wind
(km/h)
15
WNW
15
N
15
NNE
10
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
ENE
15
E
10
E
10
ESE
5
S
25
S
30
SSW
20
S
10
SSW
10
S
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
15
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
glasscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:43PM
2.18
1:34AM
1.83
1:07PM
2.21
2:15AM
1.81
1:32PM
2.22
2:57AM
1.78
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:57PM
0.05
7:44AM
0.46
8:30PM
-0.02
8:14AM
0.56
9:03PM
-0.05
8:43AM
0.66
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise------7:39-------7:41-------7:41-
Sunset-6:21-------6:20-------6:17------
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-----------------1------
Temp. °C131312111112121418181514141413141413141312131314
Feels °C (?)10109889812161613111111119910131210111011
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Oregon North

  1. weather stationWind Update Cross-on wind has become cross-off at Oswald State Park/Short Sands (light winds from the N at Tillamook Municipal Airport 40 km from Oswald State Park/Short Sands). 2.2m 12s groundswell from the WNW with a 0.6m 15s groundswell from the W. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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13 km/h
N
0.0
13.2
Air / Water (°C)
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