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 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Oswald State Park/Short Sands sea temperature is
12.6° C
2.4° 

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 (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Oswald State Park/Short Sands at 4AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Afternoon (18 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Evening (18 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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
2
3
3
3
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WNW
16
0.7
WNW
16
1.1
WNW
11
0.7
WNW
16
0.8
WNW
16
0.7
WNW
16
0.7
WNW
16
0.7
WNW
16
0.7
WNW
16
0.6
WSW
18
0.6
WSW
18
0.7
WNW
15
0.6
W
15
1.1
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.5
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
266
266
281
263
333
256
253
250
250
243
240
231
155
161
178
224
248
278
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
5
ENE
5
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
20
N
20
N
15
NNE
15
N
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
20
N
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
3:58AM2.09m
5:11PM2.08m
4:54AM1.84m
5:51PM2.09m
Low Tide
10:49PM0.43m
11:13AM-0.11m
11:49PM0.39m
11:52AM0.09m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:00
9:00
8:59
 mm
Temp °C
14
14
13
13
14
17
17
17
15
13
12
12
12
16
17
17
15
13
Feels °C
14
14
12
12
13
14
13
13
11
10
9
9
9
12
13
13
11
10
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