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 31 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Oswald State Park/Short Sands sea temperature is
15.0° C
0.1° 

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 (31 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Oswald State Park/Short Sands at 9PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jul)--
Afternoon (31 Jul)2ft (0.6m)15s
Evening (31 Jul)2ft (0.6m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
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
1
2
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
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
15
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.8
W
8
0.9
W
8
1.1
W
8
1.2
W
8
1.1
W
7
1.1
W
7
1.2
W
8
1.3
W
8
1.4
WNW
8
1.5
W
9
1.5
W
9
1.6
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
144
136
133
132
130
130
78
98
145
163
134
134
168
223
284
347
372
383
329
322
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
0
NNW
10
S
10
SSE
15
SW
15
NW
15
W
10
W
10
W
10
NNW
5
NNE
0
NNW
5
S
10
WSW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
N
15
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
3:31PM1.87m
2:41AM2.06m
3:58PM1.94m
3:24AM1.94m
4:27PM2.01m
Low Tide
9:35PM0.55m
10:03AM-0.06m
10:19PM0.49m
10:33AM0.04m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:45
8:45
8:43
 mm
1
2
Temp °C
18
18
18
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
17
17
15
14
Feels °C
16
17
18
18
16
16
15
15
14
14
15
14
15
15
15
14
14
14
12
12
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