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 am 10 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Oswald State Park/Short Sands sea temperature is
14.0° C
1.2° 

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 (10 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Oswald State Park/Short Sands at 12PM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Afternoon (10 Aug)1ft (0.3m)15s
Evening (10 Aug)1ft (0.3m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NW
6
0.3
SW
15
0.7
NW
6
0.7
NW
6
0.5
W
11
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
19
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
18
0.3
WNW
12
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
1.1
WNW
7
1.3
WNW
7
1.4
WNW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
43
36
33
32
65
35
35
33
33
33
54
32
32
58
30
53
30
80
80
80
92
118
149
186
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
10
N
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
12:36PM1.73m
11:26PM2.48m
1:17PM1.84m
00:22AM2.51m
1:56PM1.96m
Low Tide
6:28AM-0.26m
6:03PM0.69m
7:17AM-0.33m
7:02PM0.58m
8:02AM-0.34m
7:55PM0.46m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:09
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:31
8:30
8:29
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
13
17
18
18
16
15
14
14
15
18
19
18
17
17
16
16
16
16
17
17
16
15
Feels °C
11
11
11
14
15
14
13
13
13
13
14
16
17
16
17
17
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
14
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