Oswald State Park/Short Sands surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am 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
10.3° 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 8AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am January 22). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jan)3ft (0.9m)15s
Afternoon (22 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Evening (22 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)14s

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

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Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
W
0.8
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
1
W
1.1
W
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
Period(s) (?)161616151414141313171616151514141413131413131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)254326401347416508411417350368422597458958919894820796694704555529451386
Wind
(km/h)
5
NE
10
E
5
ENE
0
N
5
NW
10
N
10
NNE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
NE
15
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
5
NW
5
NNW
15
E
15
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offglassglasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffcross-
on
cross-
on
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:21AM
2.06
2:39PM
2.06
3:52AM
2.14
3:31PM
1.89
4:25AM
2.22
4:34PM
1.70
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:38AM
0.59
9:53PM
0.06
10:30AM
0.52
10:26PM
0.22
11:29AM
0.43
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunrise---7:48-------7:47-------7:46----
Sunset-----5:07-------5:07-------5:08--
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C5456777667661010876567101198
Feels °C (?)10133343342275210-1026842
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