Oswald State Park/Short Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Oswald State Park/Short Sands Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.76° N 123.97° W

Issued: 10 am 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Oswald State Park/Short Sands sea temperature is

12.7° C

Oswald State Park/Short Sands surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Oswald State Park/Short Sands today (19 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with WNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Oswald State Park/Short Sands at 3PM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (19 Jul)	4ft (1.2m)	8s
Afternoon (19 Jul)	4ft (1.2m)	8s
Evening (19 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 19						Monday 20								Tuesday 21
	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)	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	2	1	1	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8
Wave Graph
kJ	171	158	150	193	224	224	260	267	236	236	219	224	219	175	175	175	159	159	159	122	119	115
Wind (km/h)	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	N	N	NNE	NNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	NNE	N	N	NNW	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	on	on	glassy	cross-on	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off
High Tide					5:51PM2.09m				5:58AM1.60m				6:33PM2.08m				7:13AM1.41m				7:16PM2.07m
Low Tide			11:52AM0.09m				00:52AM0.35m				12:32PM0.30m				1:58AM0.31m				1:15PM0.50m


	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:46	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	8:59	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:57	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	16	17	17	15	13	14	15	16	19	15	16	19	19	18	17	17	18	20	20	19	17
Feels °C	10	13	13	13	11	10	12	13	15	18	14	16	19	18	17	16	16	17	19	18	18	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 8	WNW 8	W 14	W 14	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8
kJ	171	158	150	148	224	224	260	267	236	236	219	224	219	175	175	175	151	147	143	119	116	113
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 15	W 14	SW 16	SW 16	W 14	W 14	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15
kJ	155	150	41	64	104	104	145	243	190	143	137	130	127	124	122	124	159	159	159	122	119	115
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 19	SW 13	SW 13	WSW 13	SW 16	SW 16	W 14	W 14	W 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 11
kJ	123	45	27	17	122	127	104	103	97	58	57	57	57	56	56	33	33	31	29	28	28	47
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	WNW 8	WNW 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	150	193	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Devil s Punch Beverly Beach Oregon North	Damon Point Washington	Deep Creek Washington	Elwha Washington	Smith River and Kellogg Rd CAL - Del Norte County	Devil s Punch Beverly Beach Oregon North	Smugglers Cove Oregon North	Smugglers Cove Oregon North	Seaside Point Oregon North	Fort Canby A Jetty Washington	Cape Elizabeth Washington	Smugglers Cove Oregon North	Fort Canby A Jetty Washington	Smugglers Cove Oregon North	Smugglers Cove Oregon North	Smugglers Cove Oregon North	Fort Canby A Jetty Washington	Damon Point Washington	Cape Elizabeth Washington	Damon Point Washington	Fort Canby A Jetty Washington	Smugglers Cove Oregon North
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	3	3	3	3	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	1	2	2
Distance (km)	114	131	268	267	428	114	0	0	22	57	179	0	57	0	0	0	57	131	179	131	57	0
Best forecast wave conditions in North Oregon	Devil s Punch Beverly Beach					Devil s Punch Beverly Beach	Devil s Punch Beverly Beach	Seaside Cove	Seaside Cove			Smugglers Cove		Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef					Lincoln City Nelscott Reef
Rating (10 max)	2					3	3	3	2			2		2	2	2	2					2
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Rating (10 max)	3	2	1	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	3
Header Global	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand	Last Chance New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Diners Beach New Zealand	Asu Indonesia	Papatowai New Zealand	Asu Indonesia	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Bruces Beauties South Africa	Van Stadens Mouth South Africa	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia
Rating (10 max)	7	7	6	5	5	7	6	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	7	6

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