Oswald State Park/Short Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Oswald State Park/Short Sands Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.76° N 123.97° W

Issued: 4 am 07 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Oswald State Park/Short Sands sea temperature is

12.9°C

Oswald State Park/Short Sands surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Oswald State Park/Short Sands today (07 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with WNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Oswald State Park/Short Sands at 9AM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (07 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	11s
Afternoon (07 Oct)	4.5ft (1.4m)	11s
Evening (07 Oct)	5.5ft (1.7m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 7								Thursday 8								Friday 9
	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	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	1	0	2	3	2	2	3	2	2	1	3	3	3	2	0	1	0	0	2	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 9	WNW 9
Wave Graph
kJ	231	276	372	379	412	581	989	1376	1090	1206	995	838	880	734	711	598	548	469	560	658	314	525	883	903
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNW	NNW	N	N	NNE	N	N	NNE	N	NNW	N	NNE	NE	E	S	N	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross
High Tide					11:31AM2.01m				11:24PM2.01m				12:05PM2.14m				00:18AM2.01m				12:37PM2.23m
Low Tide			5:39AM0.01m				6:07PM0.35m				6:22AM0.07m				6:54PM0.19m				7:01AM0.15m				7:38PM0.05m


	—	7:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:40	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	1	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	15	14	19	20	17	13	14	13	12	13	17	17	16	14	14	14	14	13	14	14	13	12	12
Feels °C	13	13	11	16	16	12	9	11	9	8	10	14	13	12	12	14	14	13	8	10	9	8	8	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 8	WNW 9	WNW 9
kJ	231	276	372	379	412	581	989	1376	1090	1206	995	838	880	734	711	598	548	469	560	658	237	525	883	903
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 5	NW 5	SW 13	WNW 18	WNW 16	W 16	SW 19	SW 19	NW 6	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	WNW 11	SW 16	SW 16
kJ	22	17	61	102	206	190	130	122	42	112	154	152	194	192	186	173	167	165	163	163	206	135	159	157
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	WNW 18	SW 13	SW 19	SW 19	SW 13	SW 13	SW 18	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	W 21	W 21	W 21	SW 16	W 20	W 19
kJ	61	61	64	60	95	95	43	27	113	26	26	25	23	22	22	22	22	22	77	78	76	206	119	190
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	NW 5	NW 6	—	—	—	—	NW 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	WNW 8	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	35	43	—	—	—	—	23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	314	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Smugglers Cove Oregon North	Smugglers Cove Oregon North	Smugglers Cove Oregon North	Smugglers Cove Oregon North	Cape Elizabeth Washington	Elwha Washington	Elwha Washington	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Devil s Punch Beverly Beach Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Seaside Point Oregon North	Westport-The Corner Washington	Fort. Ebey Washington	The Strait Washington	Smugglers Cove Oregon North	Smugglers Cove Oregon North	Smugglers Cove Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Pillar Point Washington	Coos Bay North Oregon South	Fort. Ebey Washington	Deep Creek Washington	Devil s Punch Beverly Beach Oregon North	Smugglers Cove Oregon North
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	4	4	4	3	4	1	2	3	3	3	3	2	3	2	2	3	4
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	179	267	267	90	114	90	22	123	289	288	0	0	0	90	272	268	289	268	114	0
Best forecast wave conditions in North Oregon	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Smugglers Cove				Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Devil s Punch Beverly Beach	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef				Seaside Cove	Seaside Cove	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef					Devil s Punch Beverly Beach	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3				4	4	4	4				3	3	3	3					3	4
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Rating (10 max)	3	4	3	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	9	9	8	6	6	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	4	5	5

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