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 30 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Oswald State Park/Short Sands sea temperature is
14.3° C
0.8° 

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 (30 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Oswald State Park/Short Sands at 10PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jul)--
Afternoon (30 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Evening (30 Jul)2ft (0.6m)16s

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 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
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
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
0
0
1
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
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
0.8
W
8
1
W
8
1.1
W
8
1.1
W
8
1.1
W
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
248
201
196
151
147
141
137
136
140
136
133
132
130
130
78
76
120
142
135
131
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
15
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
5
NNE
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
NE
10
SSE
10
SE
15
SSE
10
W
10
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
5
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
3:04PM1.80m
2:02AM2.15m
3:31PM1.87m
2:41AM2.06m
3:58PM1.94m
Low Tide
8:54PM0.62m
9:34AM-0.13m
9:35PM0.55m
10:03AM-0.06m
10:19PM0.49m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:46
8:45
8:45
 mm
2
1
Temp °C
15
17
17
15
15
15
15
18
19
18
17
16
15
15
16
15
16
16
15
15
Feels °C
13
15
15
12
13
13
14
16
17
16
16
17
15
14
15
14
15
15
14
15
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