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Short Sands (Smuggler's Cove)

Break
Beach
Skill level
Intermediate
Best season
Autumn to winter
Crowds
High
Swell
W, NW
Wind
E, S

Hazards

Tucked-away cove in Oswald West State Park. A short forested walk down to a sheltered north-facing beach with a friendly, consistent peak. Oregon's most popular surf spot.

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