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The current surf forecast for Oswald State Park/Short Sands at 8AM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.7m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am December 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Dec) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (07 Dec) | 7ft (2.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (07 Dec) | 7ft (2.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Oswald State Park/Short Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Sunday 07 | Monday 08 | Tuesday 09 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | W | W | WNW | WNW | W | W | W | W | W | WNW | W | WNW | WNW | WNW | W | WNW | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1270 | 1086 | 666 | 680 | 847 | 930 | 955 | 1010 | 1045 | 1186 | 1456 | 1474 | 1930 | 2804 | 2938 | 3071 | 3806 | 3279 | 3221 | 3011 | 3563 | 3649 | 3791 | 3844 | |
Wind (km/h) | SSW | SSE | SSW | SW | SW | SW | SSW | S | S | S | S | SSW | SW | SW | SSW | SW | NNW | N | NE | NE | ESE | SSW | SW | SW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:56AM 1.96 | 1:40PM 2.58 | 3:49AM 1.95 | 2:34PM 2.40 | 4:42AM 1.95 | 3:31PM 2.16 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:28AM 0.77 | 9:35PM -0.37 | 9:27AM 0.77 | 10:25PM -0.24 | 10:32AM 0.76 | |||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 07 | Monday 08 | Tuesday 09 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 7:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:43 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 4:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:30 | - | - |
Rain (mm) | 4 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 20 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 |

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