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 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 12PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-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 4mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the N by Mon afternoon).

Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
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)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
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
1.5
W
9
1.6
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
7
1.4
NW
7
1.4
NW
7
1.4
NW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
130
130
97
120
145
138
134
134
201
264
324
347
363
383
343
328
262
217
212
161
169
217
205
178
Wind (km/h)
10
S
15
S
10
WSW
10
NW
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
NNW
5
N
5
N
5
N
10
NW
20
NW
25
NNW
20
N
20
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
20
NNW
30
NNW
30
N
25
N
20
N
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
2:41AM2.06m
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
part cloud
cloud
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
2
Temp °C
16
17
16
15
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
16
17
16
15
14
14
13
13
18
19
18
16
15
Feels °C
16
16
16
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
14
12
12
11
12
11
11
14
13
13
12
12
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