Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Oswald State Park/Short Sands today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 19s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Oswald State Park/Short Sands at 4AM is: 0.5m 19s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Oswald State Park/Short Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | W 19 | W 19 | W 19 | W 19 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 146 | 190 | 188 | 182 | 184 | 262 | 248 | 232 | 304 | 293 | 290 | 311 | 390 | 367 | 273 | 346 | 266 | 266 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:12AM2.49m | 3:49PM1.99m | 3:04AM2.32m | 4:30PM2.04m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:56PM0.54m | 9:50AM-0.40m | 9:52PM0.48m | 10:32AM-0.28m | 10:49PM0.43m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 9:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 146 | 154 | 121 | 111 | 103 | 119 | 110 | 104 | 104 | 104 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 91 | 88 | 86 | 84 | 66 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 20 | W 19 | W 19 | W 19 | W 19 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 127 | 190 | 188 | 182 | 184 | 262 | 248 | 232 | 304 | 293 | 290 | 311 | 390 | 367 | 273 | 346 | 266 | 135 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | WNW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 16 |
| kJ | 78 | 77 | 74 | 53 | 66 | 65 | 65 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 98 | 63 | 94 | 81 | 119 | 140 | 266 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 179 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 272 | 484 | 179 | 0 |
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