Oswald State Park/Short Sands surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Friday 09 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
10.6° 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 6PM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm January 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)--
Afternoon (09 Jan)7ft (2.2m)13s
Evening (09 Jan)6.5ft (2.0m)12s

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

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Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
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4
4
5
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.4
WNW
2.2
WNW
2
WNW
2
WNW
2
W
2.1
W
1.9
WSW
2.5
W
3
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
1.8
W
2.4
W
3.5
W
4
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
Period(s) (?)131313121212111314131313121212191817171616161515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)20881674129511451194126984622873652395738533331252122882047222836448128804166905750560655685433
Wind
(km/h)
5
ESE
0
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
10
SE
20
SSE
25
S
25
SSE
30
S
25
SSE
20
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offglassoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:17PM
1.61
6:00AM
2.15
6:37PM
1.44
6:42AM
2.15
8:12PM
1.38
7:26AM
2.15
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:21PM
0.52
11:51PM
0.40
1:30PM
0.45
12:33AM
0.59
2:38PM
0.37
1:22AM
0.76
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Sunrise-------7:54-------7:54-------7:54
Sunset-4:50-------4:51-------4:52------
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
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light rain
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C9999101091011119981011101212121111121213
Feels °C (?)7865663444352455777558710
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