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 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Oswald State Park/Short Sands sea temperature is
12.9° C
2.2° 

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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Oswald State Park/Short Sands at 1AM is: 0.7m 17s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)17s
Afternoon (17 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Evening (17 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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
2
1
2
2
3
2
0
1
0
2
3
3
3
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
18
0.6
W
18
0.7
W
18
0.7
W
17
0.7
W
17
0.7
WNW
17
0.8
WNW
17
0.8
WNW
17
0.7
WNW
16
0.8
WNW
16
0.7
WNW
16
0.7
WNW
16
1.1
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
16
0.8
WNW
16
1.2
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
0.7
WNW
16
0.7
WNW
16
1.2
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
248
232
304
293
290
311
390
367
273
346
266
266
281
337
333
275
290
250
250
246
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
NW
20
NW
25
NNW
25
N
20
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
3:49PM1.99m
3:04AM2.32m
4:30PM2.04m
3:58AM2.09m
5:11PM2.08m
Low Tide
9:52PM0.48m
10:32AM-0.28m
10:49PM0.43m
11:13AM-0.11m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:41
5:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:00
9:00
9:00
 mm
Temp °C
14
14
15
15
14
12
14
15
15
15
15
14
13
13
13
16
17
16
15
13
Feels °C
12
12
14
14
12
10
12
13
13
13
14
13
12
12
12
13
14
12
12
10
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