Oswald State Park/Short Sands surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Thursday 22 Jan 2026 PST
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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
10.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Oswald State Park/Short Sands today?

The current surf forecast for Oswald State Park/Short Sands at 2AM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 17s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm January 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Afternoon (23 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)15s
Evening (23 Jan)5ft (1.5m)14s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thu
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
W
1.1
W
1
W
0.8
W
0.9
W
1.1
W
1
W
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
0.9
W
0.7
W
0.8
W
0.9
W
0.7
W
Period(s) (?)141313171616151514141413131413131313121212111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)411417350368422597458958919894820796694704546526448386347235137163196110
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNE
5
NE
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
E
5
NNE
15
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
10
NW
10
NNW
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
5
ESE
5
SSW
5
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglassoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
on
cross-
on
offoffcross-
off
offoffoffcrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:52AM
2.14
3:31PM
1.89
4:25AM
2.22
4:34PM
1.70
5:04AM
2.28
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:53PM
0.06
10:30AM
0.52
10:26PM
0.22
11:29AM
0.43
11:03PM
0.39
12:34PM
0.33
Thu
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Sunrise-----7:47-------7:46-------7:45--
Sunset-------5:07-------5:08-------5:10
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C767766101087755691187666778
Feels °C (?)43442175200-1-115732111335
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