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: 10 am 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Oswald State Park/Short Sands sea temperature is
15.3° C
0.2° 

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 (01 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Oswald State Park/Short Sands at 5PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (01 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (01 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the N by Mon afternoon).

Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
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
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
W
8
1
W
8
1.1
W
8
1.1
W
8
1.1
W
7
1.1
W
7
1.3
W
8
1.4
WNW
8
1.5
W
8
1.5
W
9
1.6
WNW
9
1.6
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
7
1.4
WNW
7
1.4
NW
7
1.4
NW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
98
120
145
138
134
134
206
270
331
355
374
383
343
328
262
250
212
165
169
207
217
183
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
NW
15
W
15
W
10
W
5
NNW
5
N
5
N
5
NNW
10
NNW
20
NW
25
NNW
20
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
N
30
NNW
30
N
25
N
20
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
3:58PM1.94m
3:24AM1.94m
4:27PM2.01m
4:12AM1.80m
4:58PM2.08m
Low Tide
10:03AM-0.06m
10:19PM0.49m
10:33AM0.04m
11:06PM0.42m
11:04AM0.18m
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:58
6:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:45
8:43
8:42
 mm
2
3
Temp °C
16
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
16
17
16
15
14
14
13
14
19
19
19
17
16
Feels °C
15
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
14
14
12
12
12
12
10
12
15
13
14
13
13
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