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 am 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Oswald State Park/Short Sands sea temperature is
15.8° C
0.7° 

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 (04 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Oswald State Park/Short Sands at 12PM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Afternoon (04 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (04 Aug)5ft (1.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu morning).

Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NW
7
1.2
WNW
7
1.1
NW
7
1
WNW
7
1.1
NW
7
1.3
NW
7
1.5
NW
7
1.1
NW
7
1.1
NW
7
1.3
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.2
NW
8
1.2
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
135
120
103
93
109
153
200
121
132
213
208
242
274
274
238
232
208
208
203
178
187
167
159
143
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
15
N
30
N
30
N
25
N
25
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
15
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
10
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
W
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
5:09AM1.63m
5:33PM2.14m
6:19AM1.48m
6:15PM2.19m
7:46AM1.39m
7:07PM2.23m
Low Tide
11:59PM0.34m
11:38AM0.34m
00:59AM0.27m
12:18PM0.51m
2:06AM0.18m
1:08PM0.66m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:03
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:40
8:38
8:37
 mm
Temp °C
17
17
19
26
25
22
19
17
16
16
17
20
20
20
17
15
14
14
14
15
16
18
16
15
Feels °C
14
14
16
23
20
17
15
13
13
13
15
18
18
18
15
13
13
13
14
14
15
17
15
14
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