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 22 Apr 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 1.2°C warmer than 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 11PM is: 2.3m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.0m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)--
Afternoon (22 Apr)5ft (1.6m)13s
Evening (22 Apr)7ft (2.1m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sat
25
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
2
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WNW
14
2.1
WNW
13
2.1
WNW
11
2.3
WNW
11
2.3
WNW
11
2.2
WNW
11
2.4
WNW
11
2.3
WNW
11
1.9
WNW
10
1.8
NW
10
1.7
WNW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.7
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
10
1.3
NW
9
1.3
NW
9
1.3
NW
9
1.4
NW
9
1.3
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
0.5
W
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
733
1488
1035
1214
1291
1155
1439
1259
726
637
532
480
480
612
600
522
260
266
260
328
260
206
195
119
Wind (km/h)
25
W
25
W
15
WSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
S
20
S
15
SW
10
SW
5
WNW
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
5
WNW
10
NW
25
N
25
N
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
5
W
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
High Tide
6:56PM1.61m
5:36AM2.05m
8:08PM1.62m
6:53AM1.88m
9:11PM1.69m
8:17AM1.76m
Low Tide
12:35PM-0.23m
00:22AM0.74m
1:41PM-0.14m
1:49AM0.73m
2:48PM-0.07m
3:19AM0.64m
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:16
6:15
6:13
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8:10
8:12
8:13
8:15
1
Temp °C
10
9
9
9
9
9
9
10
10
10
9
8
7
7
9
14
18
18
12
12
11
10
11
15
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
7
7
6
4
4
6
12
15
12
7
8
7
6
7
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WNW
14
2.1
WNW
13
2.1
WNW
11
2.3
WNW
11
2.3
WNW
11
2.2
WNW
11
2.4
WNW
11
2.3
WNW
11
1.9
WNW
10
1.8
NW
10
1.7
WNW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.7
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
10
1.3
NW
9
1.3
NW
9
1.3
NW
9
1.4
NW
9
1.3
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
0.9
NW
8
Energy kJ
733
1488
1035
1214
1291
1155
1439
1259
726
637
532
480
480
612
600
522
260
266
260
328
260
206
168
112
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
12
0.2
SSW
12
1.1
WNW
13
1
WNW
13
0.9
WNW
13
1.1
WNW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.1
SW
16
1.1
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
1
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.7
WNW
12
0.3
W
16
0.4
W
16
0.4
W
16
0.8
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
11
0.5
W
15
0.5
W
14
0.6
W
14
0.7
WNW
14
0.6
WNW
12
Energy kJ
23
14
437
384
317
424
16
10
339
258
269
203
150
46
79
79
133
95
93
109
103
138
195
113
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
W
18
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.3
W
17
0.3
W
16
0.3
W
16
0.3
W
16
0.1
SW
17
0.1
SW
17
0.1
SW
16
0.4
WNW
16
0.4
WNW
16
0.5
W
15
0.3
SW
15
0.4
WNW
11
0.3
SW
15
0.2
WSW
15
0.5
W
15
Energy kJ
12
13
14
15
16
16
25
10
10
50
48
46
46
11
11
10
86
85
113
33
40
33
21
119
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
W
6
Energy kJ
103
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
288
128
128
128
128
128
25
128
128
128
0
0
0
0
0
22
25
267
179
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in North Oregon
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
9
5
5
4
5
5
7
4
5
4
4
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