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 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Oswald State Park/Short Sands sea temperature is
13.1° C
1.9° 

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 (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Oswald State Park/Short Sands at 5PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)4ft (1.2m)9s
Afternoon (23 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (23 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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)
2
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
2
1
2
2
0
0
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
0.4
SW
26
0.4
SW
26
0.4
SW
26
0.9
NW
9
0.4
SW
24
0.5
SW
24
0.6
SW
24
0.6
WSW
24
0.5
SW
24
0.5
SW
24
0.5
SW
23
0.6
SW
21
0.8
SW
21
0.8
SW
21
0.6
SW
21
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
231
202
202
206
206
211
183
179
179
171
129
147
271
444
368
271
271
257
368
548
548
368
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
NNW
5
N
0
W
5
SE
5
S
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
SSE
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
20
S
15
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
10:20AM1.34m
8:54PM2.03m
11:35AM1.43m
9:47PM2.04m
12:27PM1.51m
10:38PM2.07m
Low Tide
3:06PM0.79m
5:12AM0.12m
4:15PM0.86m
6:03AM0.05m
5:19PM0.86m
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:48
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:54
8:53
8:52
 mm
1
Temp °C
15
16
16
15
14
15
14
14
14
15
15
15
14
13
13
13
14
15
15
15
15
15
Feels °C
14
15
15
15
14
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
11
11
11
12
12
11
12
13
13
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