Oswald State Park/Short Sands surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Friday 17 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
11.4° 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 1PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)4ft (1.2m)9s
Afternoon (17 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (17 Apr)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
NW
1.4
NW
1.2
NW
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
1
NW
0.9
NW
0.8
NW
0.8
NW
0.6
NW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.9
WSW
1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
0.7
W
Period(s) (?)99999888881313131314141488888814
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3382942311781741381127878535145626364726781107157202184175200
Wind
(km/h)
5
N
5
NE
10
ENE
10
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
N
5
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
SW
10
WSW
5
S
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
SE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
WSW
5
W
5
W
10
N
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrossoffoffoffoffcross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
glassonglasscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:56AM
2.30
1:56PM
1.91
1:30AM
2.41
2:48PM
1.89
2:08AM
2.46
3:43PM
1.83
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:14AM
-0.20
8:06PM
0.35
8:59AM
-0.32
8:46PM
0.45
9:46AM
-0.38
9:29PM
0.54
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise--6:26-------6:24-------6:22-----
Sunset------8:04-------8:06-------8:07-
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C88891010109991012111111121111121311121312
Feels °C (?)65565566557979810991011910109
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