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Short Sand Beach

Tillamook County, Oregon, United States

Short Sand Beach 3 photos

  • Waves and two surfers at Short Sands Beach, access through Oswald West State Park off U.S. Route 101 in Oregon

    Waves and two surfers at Short Sands Beach, access through Oswald West State Park off U.S. Route 101 in Oregon. Bobjgalindo, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Oswald West State Park , south ridge and a piece of Short Sand beach.

    Oswald West State Park , south ridge and a piece of Short Sand beach.. Bobjgalindo, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Part of Short Sand Beach in the Oswald West State Park with the Necarney Creek flowing into the Pacific Ocean—Low tide.

    Part of Short Sand Beach in the Oswald West State Park with the Necarney Creek flowing into the Pacific Ocean—Low tide.. Bobjgalindo, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 4 pm to sunset, sunset 6:15 pm
8 am
5.0
9 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
9 am
5.3
8 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
10 am
5.3
8 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
11 am
5.4
9 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
5.4
11 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
5.5
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
2 pm
5.4
14 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
5.5
14 km/h8 mph wind, Good
4 pm
5.4
14 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
5.5
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good
6 pm
5.6
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
11°C51°F
Water
11°C53°F
Wind
2516 km/hmph N
Gusts
4427 km/hmph
Waves
2.7 m9 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
2%
Sunset
6:15 pm
Today
5.0Fair8 am95
5.3Fair9 am85
5.3Fair10 am85
5.4Fair11 am95
5.4Fair12 pm117
5.5Good1 pm106
5.4Fair2 pm148
5.5Good3 pm148
5.4Fair4 pm149
5.5Good5 pm149
5.6Good6 pm117
Sat
4.0Fair8 am96
4.1Fair9 am74
4.0Fair10 am85
4.1Fair11 am106
4.1Fair12 pm117
4.0Fair1 pm138
4.0Fair2 pm138
4.1Fair3 pm106
4.2Fair4 pm106
4.2Fair5 pm85
4.0Fair6 pm53
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 4 am, -0.9 m. High at 10 am, 1.1 m. Low at 5 pm, -1.0 m. High at 11 pm, 0.9 mLow 4 am, -0.9 m3 ftHigh 10 am, 1.1 m4 ftLow 5 pm, -1.0 m3 ftHigh 11 pm, 0.9 m3 ftNow6 am12 pm6 pm12 am
  • Low 4 am, -0.9 m3 ft
  • High 10 am, 1.1 m4 ft
  • Low 5 pm, -1.0 m3 ft
  • High 11 pm, 0.9 m3 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sun2.2 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 71%
  • Mon4.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 48%
  • Tue5.8 GoodBest 8 am to 9 amWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 22%
  • Wed3.9 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 26%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Restrooms330 m0.2 mi away
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
5.4 km3.3 miManzanita (village)
Nearest airport
40 km25 miTillamook Airport (OTK)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

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