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The current surf forecast for Oswald State Park/Short Sands at 2AM is: 2.2m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm December 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Dec) | 7ft (2.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (08 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (08 Dec) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Oswald State Park/Short Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Sun 07 | Monday 08 | Tuesday 09 | Wednesday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | W | WNW | W | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | W | WNW | W | W | W | W | W | WNW | W | WNW | WNW | W | W | W | W | W |
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 970 | 668 | 1144 | 1164 | 1205 | 1498 | 2011 | 2804 | 3446 | 2639 | 3899 | 3274 | 3235 | 3305 | 3732 | 3647 | 3364 | 1965 | 1815 | 2782 | 2854 | 2802 | 2798 | 3468 | |
Wind (km/h) | SSW | S | SSE | S | SSW | SSW | SW | SSW | SSW | SW | NNW | N | NNE | ENE | ENE | SSE | SSW | SSW | SW | SSW | SW | SSW | SSW | SW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:49AM 1.95 | 2:34PM 2.40 | 4:42AM 1.95 | 3:31PM 2.16 | 5:34AM 1.97 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:35PM -0.37 | 9:27AM 0.77 | 10:25PM -0.24 | 10:32AM 0.76 | 11:15PM -0.10 | 11:45AM 0.73 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 07 | Monday 08 | Tuesday 09 | Wednesday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 7:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:45 | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:30 |
Rain (mm) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 18 | 16 | 11 | 21 | 13 | 4 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 |

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