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 pm 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Oswald State Park/Short Sands sea temperature is
13.2° 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 (15 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Oswald State Park/Short Sands at 4AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (15 Jul)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (15 Jul)3ft (0.9m)9s

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 Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
2
2
2
3
3
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.5
W
19
0.5
W
19
0.5
W
19
0.5
W
19
0.6
W
19
0.6
W
18
0.6
W
18
0.7
W
18
0.7
W
17
0.7
W
17
0.7
WNW
17
0.8
WNW
17
0.8
WNW
17
0.7
WNW
16
0.7
WNW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
119
116
113
163
131
169
156
149
146
190
188
182
184
262
248
232
304
293
290
311
390
367
273
269
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
10
N
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
N
10
S
15
S
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SE
10
ESE
5
ESE
10
W
15
WNW
20
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:20AM2.58m
3:08PM1.93m
2:12AM2.49m
3:49PM1.99m
3:04AM2.32m
4:30PM2.04m
Low Tide
8:01PM0.61m
9:06AM-0.47m
8:56PM0.54m
9:50AM-0.40m
9:52PM0.48m
10:32AM-0.28m
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:39
5:41
5:41
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9:02
9:01
9:00
9:00
 mm
2
1
Temp °C
15
13
12
12
13
16
16
16
15
13
13
13
14
15
15
15
15
15
14
13
14
15
16
17
Feels °C
13
11
11
11
12
14
13
13
13
11
13
12
13
14
13
13
14
14
12
11
13
13
14
15
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