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 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Oswald State Park/Short Sands sea temperature is
14.9° C
0.3° 

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 (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Oswald State Park/Short Sands at 9AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (06 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (06 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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
1
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.2
NW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.1
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1
NW
8
0.9
WNW
7
0.9
NW
7
0.9
NW
7
0.9
WNW
7
0.9
NW
7
0.9
NW
7
0.9
NW
7
0.9
NW
7
0.9
NW
7
0.8
NW
7
0.8
NW
7
0.8
NW
6
0.8
NW
6
0.8
NW
7
0.9
NW
7
0.8
NW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
213
203
173
158
136
136
136
113
96
75
71
86
69
86
89
86
77
63
61
49
60
63
79
65
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
N
5
N
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
N
0
E
5
ESE
0
SSE
10
W
15
WNW
15
NNW
20
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
15
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
7:46AM1.39m
7:07PM2.23m
9:24AM1.39m
8:10PM2.27m
10:47AM1.48m
9:18PM2.33m
Low Tide
2:06AM0.18m
1:08PM0.66m
3:19AM0.08m
2:15PM0.77m
4:30AM-0.04m
3:37PM0.81m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:05
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:37
8:36
8:35
 mm
Temp °C
15
14
15
17
16
16
16
14
14
13
13
15
16
18
16
15
14
14
15
18
18
18
15
14
Feels °C
14
13
15
16
15
15
16
14
15
13
14
14
15
17
13
13
12
12
14
16
15
15
12
12
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