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Short Beach Surf Report & Forecast, Oceanside, Oregon

Short Beach, Oceanside, Oregon: 12–14 ft, double overhead, at 12 pm PST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Great. The main swell is 9.5 ft at 13 seconds from the west, with a 12 mph offshore wind from the southeast, gusting 18 mph. Water is about 55°F, so a 4/3 or 5/4 wetsuit with a hood is the suggestion; the next low tide is -0.2 ft at 6:17 pm.

Great

12–14 ft

double overhead · occasional 15 ft

Swell from the west; wind from the southeast at 12 mph, offshore; the beach faces east.NSWE
first light 6:35 amrating through the daylast light 5:24 pm
Swell
9.5 ft · 13 s · W
Wind
12 mph (SE), gusts 18offshore
Tide
9.2 ft fallinglow -0.2 ft at 6:17 pm
Water
55°F4/3–5/4 hooded
Air
52°Ffeels like 43°F
Sun
rise 7:07 amset 4:52 pm

Short Beach surf today and tomorrow

Best-rated hour today at Short Beach: 7 am, Great, on a rising mid tide.

Today Mon, Nov 9
Surf height at Short Beach today, Mon, Nov 9, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.51015051012–14 ftnow7 am: Great8 am: Great9 am: Great10 am: Great11 am: Great12 pm: Great1 pm: Good2 pm: Poor3 pm: Poor4 pm: Poor5 pm: Poor9a12p3p☀ 7:07 am4:52 pm ☾ratingwind
Tomorrow Tue, Nov 10
Surf height at Short Beach tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.51015051012–14 ft7 am: Poor8 am: Poor to Fair9 am: Poor10 am: Poor11 am: Poor12 pm: Poor1 pm: Poor to Fair2 pm: Poor3 pm: Poor4 pm: Poor5 pm: Poor to Fair9a12p3pratingwind

Blue band: surf face height from the low end to set waves; dotted: occasional larger sets. Grey line: tide, in feet on the right scale. Colour strip: the hourly rating. Arrows: wind direction and strength, teal when offshore, orange when onshore.

Best-rated hour tomorrow at Short Beach: 1 pm, Poor to Fair, on a falling high tide.

Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
Today, Mon, Nov 9, first light to last light
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
7 am12–13 ftGreat11 mph offshore (SE), gusts 174.6 ft
8 am12–14 ftGreat13 mph offshore (SE), gusts 185.9 ft
9 am11–13 ftGreat12 mph cross-shore (SE), gusts 187.3 ft
10 am12–14 ftGreat12 mph offshore (SE), gusts 188.5 ft
11 am12–13 ftGreat12 mph cross-shore (SE), gusts 189.3 ft
12 pmnow11–13 ftGreat11 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 179.2 ft
1 pm11–12 ftGood15 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 238.1 ft
2 pm10–12 ftPoor22 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 346.4 ft
3 pm8–9 ftPoor26 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 424.3 ft
4 pm8–9 ftPoor24 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 392.2 ft
5 pm7–8 ftPoor25 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 400.6 ft
Tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
7 am10–12 ftPoor23 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 344.3 ft
8 am10–12 ftPoor to Fair22 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 335.2 ft
9 am11–13 ftPoor24 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 366.6 ft
10 am12–13 ftPoor22 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 337.9 ft
11 am12–14 ftPoor22 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 338.9 ft
12 pm12–14 ftPoor22 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 349.3 ft
1 pm12–14 ftPoor to Fair24 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 368.7 ft
2 pm11–13 ftPoor26 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 397.3 ft
3 pm11–13 ftPoor26 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 405.4 ft
4 pm9–11 ftPoor25 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 383.3 ft
5 pm12–13 ftPoor to Fair23 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 351.4 ft

Short Beach waves today: sets, lulls and how they break

At 12 pm, sets at Short Beach arrive about every 5 minutes with about 4 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.

Set rhythm: about 4 waves per set every 5 minutes, with about 110 seconds between breaking waves.0 min15 min
Set waves
about 13.5 ft faces
Waves per set
about 4
Sets
every 5 minutes or so, each lasting about 37 s
Lulls
about 110 s between breaking waves
How they break
Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
Shape
Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
Breaking
79% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
Along-shore current
moderate, about 0.8 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.

What do these mean?

Short Beach surf this weekend and the next 10 days

Next 10 days at Short Beach: the biggest day is Saturday, Nov 14 at 15–18 ft, and the best-rated day is Tuesday, Nov 17 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 15–18 ft and Fair; Sunday, Nov 15, 11–14 ft and Poor to Fair.

Short Beach surf height by day for the next 10 days, in feet, with each day's best rating and main swell direction. Days 11 to 16 are in the Current app.this weekend510157–14Mon, Nov 9: GreatMonNov 99–14Tue, Nov 10: Poor to FairTueNov 1010–14Wed, Nov 11: GoodWedNov 1111–16Thu, Nov 12: GreatThuNov 1211–14Fri, Nov 13: FairFriNov 1315–18Sat, Nov 14: FairSatNov 1411–14Sun, Nov 15: Poor to FairSunNov 1512–16Mon, Nov 16: GreatMonNov 1611–14Tue, Nov 17: GreatTueNov 1710–14Wed, Nov 18: GoodWedNov 18ThuNov 19FriNov 20SatNov 21SunNov 22MonNov 23TueNov 24ratingswell

Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24

Days 11–16 for Short Beach are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.

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Bars: surf face height from the low end to set waves, by day. Colour strip: the day's best rating. Arrows: main swell direction. Shaded: this weekend.

The 10-day forecast as a table, with swell and wind
Short Beach 10-day surf forecast, free. Daylight hours; the main swell is the largest at midday.
DaySurfRatingMain swellWind amWind pmBest time
Mon, Nov 97–14 ftGreat12.1 ft · 13 s · W13 mph offshore (SE), gusts 1822 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 347 am
Tue, Nov 109–14 ftPoor to Fair10.6 ft · 13 s · WSW22 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 3326 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 391 pm
Wed, Nov 1110–14 ftGood10.0 ft · 11 s · SW23 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 3421 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 305 pm
Thu, Nov 1211–16 ftGreat13.8 ft · 14 s · WSW10 mph cross-shore (SSE)12 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 187 am
Fri, Nov 1311–14 ftFair8.1 ft · 15 s · W21 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 2937 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 508 am
Sat, Nov 1415–18 ftFair23.5 ft · 19 s · W22 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 3122 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 314 pm
Sun, Nov 1511–14 ftPoor to Fair13.8 ft · 15 s · WSW27 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 4417 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 294 pm
Mon, Nov 1612–16 ftGreat19.2 ft · 15 s · W18 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 3229 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 554 pm
Tue, Nov 1711–14 ftGreat—11 mph cross-shore (SE), gusts 1823 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 357 am
Wed, Nov 1810–14 ftGood—11 mph onshore (NW)9 mph onshore (NW)4 pm
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24Days 11–16 for Short Beach are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app

Short Beach tide chart and tide times

Tides at Short Beach today, Monday, Nov 9: high 7.9 ft at 12:09 am, low 3.8 ft at 5:27 am, high 9.3 ft at 11:22 am and low -0.2 ft at 6:17 pm. At 12 pm the tide is 9.2 ft and falling.

Tide height at Short Beach, in feet above MLLW, today and tomorrow, with high and low tide times.-11357911Sun, Nov 8Mon, Nov 9Tue, Nov 10Wed, Nov 11Thu, Nov 12now 9.2 ft, fallingHigh 7.9 ft12:09 amLow 3.8 ft5:27 amHigh 9.3 ft11:22 amLow -0.2 ft6:17 pmHigh 7.6 ft12:53 amLow 3.9 ft6 amHigh 9.3 ft11:52 amLow -0.1 ft6:50 pmHigh 7.7 ft1:33 amLow 4.5 ft6:31 amHigh 9.5 ft12:20 pmLow 0.2 ft7:26 pmHigh 7.5 ft2:11 am
Tide height at Short Beach, in feet, today and tomorrow. Shaded bands are night; the dashed line is now.

Short Beach tide chart, November 2026

High and low tide times for the next 9 days.
DayTides
Mon, Nov 9High 7.9 ft at 12:09 amLow 3.8 ft at 5:27 amHigh 9.3 ft at 11:22 amLow -0.2 ft at 6:17 pm
Tue, Nov 10High 7.6 ft at 12:53 amLow 3.9 ft at 6 amHigh 9.3 ft at 11:52 amLow -0.1 ft at 6:50 pm
Wed, Nov 11High 7.7 ft at 1:33 amLow 4.5 ft at 6:31 amHigh 9.5 ft at 12:20 pmLow 0.2 ft at 7:26 pm
Thu, Nov 12High 7.5 ft at 2:11 amLow 4.7 ft at 7:06 amHigh 9.1 ft at 12:54 pmLow 0.6 ft at 8:04 pm
Fri, Nov 13High 7.5 ft at 2:59 amLow 5.3 ft at 7:39 amHigh 9.4 ft at 1:36 pmLow 1.6 ft at 8:48 pm
Sat, Nov 14High 7.8 ft at 3:46 amLow 5.9 ft at 8:26 amHigh 9.2 ft at 2:13 pmLow 2.1 ft at 9:35 pm
Sun, Nov 15High 7.7 ft at 4:36 amLow 5.9 ft at 9:29 amHigh 8.3 ft at 2:54 pmLow 1.9 ft at 10:25 pm
Mon, Nov 16High 7.1 ft at 5:36 amLow 5.3 ft at 10:40 amHigh 7.3 ft at 3:56 pmLow 2.1 ft at 11:12 pm
Tue, Nov 17High 7.4 ft at 6:27 amLow 5.0 ft at 12:03 pm

Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.

Short Beach water temperature

The water temperature at Short Beach is about 55°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 43°F and a 12 mph wind, a 4/3 or 5/4 wetsuit with a hood is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 54 and 55°F.

Water temperature scale with wetsuit bands. Now 55 degrees, 4/3–5/4 hooded; 54 to 55 over the next 10 days.rashguardjacketspring3/24/3hooded 4/3hooded 5/46/5 hood55°F now

Water temperature is a forecast for the water at this spot, not a buoy reading. The wetsuit suggestion uses Billabong's wetsuit temperature scale, adjusted for air temperature and wind.

Surf spots near Short Beach

Spots near Short Beach with their rating right now, placed on a simple map.Short BeachOceansideBarview JettyRockaway BeachCape LookoutManzanitaNeahkahnie Point

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About Short Beach

Short Beach is a cove in Oceanside, Tillamook County, Oregon, facing west.

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