Oswald State Park/Short Sands Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.76° N 123.97° W

Oswald State Park/Short Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Oswald State Park/Short Sands sea temperature is
13.1° C
1.9° 

Oswald State Park/Short Sands surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Oswald State Park/Short Sands today (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 24s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Oswald State Park/Short Sands at 1AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Afternoon (24 Jul)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (24 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)24s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
2
1
2
1
0
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
0.4
SW
26
0.4
SW
26
0.4
SW
26
0.9
NW
9
0.4
SW
24
0.5
SW
24
0.6
SW
24
0.6
WSW
24
0.5
SW
24
0.5
SW
24
0.5
SW
23
0.6
SW
21
0.8
SW
21
0.8
SW
21
0.6
SW
21
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
202
206
206
211
183
179
179
171
129
147
271
444
368
271
271
257
368
548
548
368
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
W
5
NNW
5
N
5
NNE
5
E
5
S
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SSW
10
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
25
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
Wind State
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
8:54PM2.03m
11:35AM1.43m
9:47PM2.04m
12:27PM1.51m
10:38PM2.07m
Low Tide
3:06PM0.79m
5:12AM0.12m
4:15PM0.86m
6:03AM0.05m
5:19PM0.86m
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:54
8:53
8:52
 mm
Temp °C
16
15
14
15
15
14
15
15
15
15
15
13
13
13
14
15
16
15
15
15
Feels °C
15
15
14
14
15
14
15
14
14
14
15
11
11
11
12
12
13
12
13
13
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