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 am 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Oswald State Park/Short Sands sea temperature is
12.7° C
2.3° 

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 (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Oswald State Park/Short Sands at 3PM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (19 Jul)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (19 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
2
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
1
NW
8
1
NW
8
1
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
171
158
150
193
224
224
260
267
236
236
219
224
219
175
175
175
159
159
159
122
119
115
Wind (km/h)
20
N
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
20
N
15
N
10
NNE
5
NNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NNE
10
N
5
N
5
NNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
on
on
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
5:51PM2.09m
5:58AM1.60m
6:33PM2.08m
7:13AM1.41m
7:16PM2.07m
Low Tide
11:52AM0.09m
00:52AM0.35m
12:32PM0.30m
1:58AM0.31m
1:15PM0.50m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:45
5:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:59
8:58
8:57
 mm
Temp °C
13
16
17
17
15
13
14
15
16
19
15
16
19
19
18
17
17
18
20
20
19
17
Feels °C
10
13
13
13
11
10
12
13
15
18
14
16
19
18
17
16
16
17
19
18
18
16
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