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 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Oswald State Park/Short Sands sea temperature is
12.0° C
2.9° 

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 (09 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Oswald State Park/Short Sands at 4PM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Afternoon (09 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Evening (09 Jul)2ft (0.6m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sun
12
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
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
0
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
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
1.1
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
257
254
254
254
163
163
206
206
201
193
141
139
137
210
210
248
269
269
318
318
312
269
264
237
Wind (km/h)
15
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
W
10
W
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NNE
0
NNE
10
W
15
WNW
15
NW
15
N
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:22AM1.35m
8:41PM2.27m
10:48AM1.43m
9:36PM2.38m
11:56AM1.55m
10:33PM2.48m
Low Tide
2:43PM0.62m
4:48AM-0.03m
3:50PM0.71m
5:46AM-0.20m
4:59PM0.75m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:35
5:35
5:35
5:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:06
9:05
9:05
9:04
 mm
Temp °C
12
16
16
16
14
13
13
13
14
14
15
15
15
14
14
13
13
14
14
15
15
13
12
12
Feels °C
9
12
12
12
10
11
11
12
14
12
14
14
14
13
13
12
13
12
11
12
12
10
9
9
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