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 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Oswald State Park/Short Sands sea temperature is
13.0° C
2.1° 

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 (22 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Oswald State Park/Short Sands at 1AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (22 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (22 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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
0
0
1
2
2
1
0
1
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
16
1
NW
8
1
NW
8
1
NW
8
1
NW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1
NW
8
1
NW
8
1
NW
8
0.9
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.2
WNW
9
1.2
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
159
122
119
116
119
188
125
129
138
126
186
186
186
216
231
202
206
206
206
211
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NW
15
W
10
SW
15
SSW
20
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
NNW
5
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
7:16PM2.07m
8:45AM1.32m
8:03PM2.04m
10:20AM1.34m
8:54PM2.03m
Low Tide
1:15PM0.50m
3:07AM0.25m
2:04PM0.67m
4:13AM0.19m
3:06PM0.79m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:47
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:57
8:55
8:54
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
18
21
19
19
19
18
19
17
15
16
14
15
15
16
14
15
14
15
14
14
Feels °C
16
19
17
18
17
17
19
16
14
14
11
14
14
15
12
13
13
15
14
14
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