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: 10 pm 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

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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 (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Oswald State Park/Short Sands at 4AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)4ft (1.2m)9s
Afternoon (23 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (23 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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 morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WNW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.2
WNW
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
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
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
186
182
216
211
231
202
202
206
206
211
183
183
179
171
129
148
271
444
Wind (km/h)
20
S
15
S
15
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
NNW
5
N
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
S
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
10
S
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross
High Tide
8:03PM2.04m
10:20AM1.34m
8:54PM2.03m
11:35AM1.43m
9:47PM2.04m
Low Tide
4:13AM0.19m
3:06PM0.79m
5:12AM0.12m
4:15PM0.86m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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5:48
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:55
8:54
8:53
 mm
Temp °C
15
15
15
15
15
16
15
15
14
15
14
14
14
14
15
14
14
13
Feels °C
13
13
14
14
14
15
14
15
14
15
14
14
14
13
14
13
15
12
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