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: 4 am 30 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Oswald State Park/Short Sands sea temperature is
14.3° C
0.8° 

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 (30 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Oswald State Park/Short Sands at 12PM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Afternoon (30 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Evening (30 Jul)2ft (0.6m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
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
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.7
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
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
1.1
W
8
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.8
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.9
W
8
1
W
8
1
W
8
1
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
251
251
251
203
248
201
196
151
147
141
137
136
140
169
137
132
130
130
78
76
98
117
114
114
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
5
ENE
5
E
10
W
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
5
NE
10
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NE
5
ESE
10
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
15
NW
10
W
5
W
0
SE
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
1:24AM2.19m
3:04PM1.80m
2:02AM2.15m
3:31PM1.87m
2:41AM2.06m
3:58PM1.94m
Low Tide
9:04AM-0.16m
8:54PM0.62m
9:34AM-0.13m
9:35PM0.55m
10:03AM-0.06m
10:19PM0.49m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:56
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:46
8:45
8:45
 mm
1
2
Temp °C
13
13
13
15
15
17
17
15
15
15
15
18
19
19
17
16
15
15
16
16
16
16
15
15
Feels °C
13
13
12
14
13
15
15
12
13
13
14
16
17
17
16
16
15
14
15
14
15
14
15
16
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