Surf forecast · United States · Pacific Northwest
Surf forecast Short Sands (Oswald West) today
Waves, swell and wind at Short Sands (Oswald West) (Pacific Northwest, United States) today and for the next 3 days, every 3 hours of daylight, with a plain verdict per day — flat, small, fun, good or big, offshore or onshore — and the best window to paddle out.
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Right now
Fun light wind.
Short Sands (Oswald West) surf forecast, next 3 days
- Flat
- Small
- Fun
- Good
- Big
Saturday 24 October
Fun Best window 17:00–18:00: fun, light wind.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | 1.4 m · 10 s ↑WNW | 1.4 m · 8 s ↑WNW | 5–9 km/h ↑WNW light wind |
| 15:00 | 1.3 m · 10 s ↑WNW | 1.3 m · 8 s ↑WNW | 8–16 km/h ↑SW light wind |
Sunday 25 October
Big Best window 08:00–11:00: big, cross-shore.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | 2.6 m · 9 s ↑W | 2.3 m · 8 s ↑WNW | 22–37 km/h ↑SSW cross-shore |
| 12:00 | 2.8 m · 9 s ↑W | 2.6 m · 8 s ↑WNW | 24–43 km/h ↑S cross-shore |
| 15:00 | 2.8 m · 9 s ↑W | 2.7 m · 8 s ↑W | 29–54 km/h ↑S cross-shore |
Monday 26 October
Good Best window 17:00–18:00: good, light wind.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | 2.0 m · 8 s ↑W | 1.9 m · 7 s ↑W | 8–13 km/h ↑E light wind |
| 12:00 | 1.9 m · 8 s ↑W | 1.9 m · 7 s ↑W | 2–12 km/h ↑NNE light wind |
| 15:00 | 1.8 m · 8 s ↑W | 1.7 m · 7 s ↑W | 1–10 km/h ↑SW light wind |
Tuesday 27 October
Fun Best window 08:00–11:00: fun, light wind.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | 1.4 m · 10 s ↑W | 0.9 m · 8 s ↑WNW | 2–18 km/h ↑ENE light wind |
| 12:00 | 1.5 m · 9 s ↑WNW | 1.0 m · 11 s ↑WNW | 7–3 km/h ↑SSW light wind |
| 15:00 | 1.7 m · 9 s ↑WNW | 1.5 m · 6 s ↑WNW | 6–5 km/h ↑WSW light wind |
Every 3 hours of daylight, local time. Waves = significant height of the whole sea, with the peak period; swell = the long-period part. Arrows point where the waves and the wind are going.
Forecast for Sat 12:00 local time · updated 2026-10-24 19:11 UTC
Waves map around Short Sands (Oswald West)
Open the waves map centred on Short Sands (Oswald West)
Live significant wave height from NOAA WaveWatch III, averaged over 2° cells: coarser than the forecast above, so near the coast it can differ from it.
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Questions
- Is there surf at Short Sands (Oswald West) today?
- Fun: waves 1.4 m at 10 s from WNW, swell 1.4 m · 8 s WNW (Sat 12:00).
- Is the wind offshore at Short Sands (Oswald West)?
- Wind 5 km/h from WNW: light wind for a beach facing W.
- When is the best time to surf Short Sands (Oswald West) today?
- 17:00–18:00 (fun, light wind)
- How warm is the water at Short Sands (Oswald West)?
- 11.2 °C
- Where do the numbers come from?
- The Open-Meteo Marine API (wave models of Météo-France, ECMWF and NOAA) for a point just off the beach, and the Open-Meteo forecast for the wind. A model at sea, not a surf report: sandbanks, reefs and tide shape the waves you actually get.
Nearby surf spots
Seaside Oregon 26 km · Westport 126 km · Cox Bay (Tofino) 397 km · Chesterman Beach (Tofino) 400 km · Ocean Beach San Francisco 898 km · Pacifica Linda Mar 916 km
How it is computed
Hourly Open-Meteo Marine forecast (wave height, peak period and direction, swell) at a point just off Short Sands (Oswald West), and the Open-Meteo wind at 10 m. Size: flat under 0.3 m, small under 0.8 m, fun under 1.5 m, good under 2.5 m (with a period of 8 s or more), big above. Wind: under 8 km/h light; otherwise offshore, cross-shore or onshore from its angle to the direction the beach faces. The best window is the 3 daylight hours with the best mix of size, period and wind. Rebuilt every 3 hours. Live map.