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The current surf forecast for Oswald State Park/Short Sands at 5AM is: 2.2m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm November 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Nov) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (26 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (26 Nov) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Oswald State Park/Short Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WNW | WNW | W | WNW | WNW | SW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | W | WNW | WNW | WNW |
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 634 | 1200 | 1322 | 1020 | 725 | 512 | 399 | 280 | 563 | 647 | 920 | 478 | 356 | 505 | 2948 | 8029 | 7264 | 5261 | 3140 | 1750 | 1034 | 425 | 413 | 606 | |
Wind (km/h) | SSE | S | S | S | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | SE | SE | SE | SE | S | S | SSW | SSW | SSW | W | NNW | NNW | WSW | SSE | SSW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross | cross | on | cross- off | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:43AM 1.70 | 3:50PM 1.86 | 6:29AM 1.77 | 4:57PM 1.72 | 7:10AM 1.87 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:05PM 0.02 | 11:08AM 0.91 | 11:52PM 0.08 | 12:26PM 0.85 | 12:41AM 0.15 | 1:43PM 0.71 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 7:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:31 | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:34 |
Rain (mm) | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 |

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