Oswald State Park/Short Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Oswald State Park/Short Sands Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.76° N 123.97° W

Issued: 10 am 03 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Oswald State Park/Short Sands sea temperature is

13.6° C

1.3°C colder than average for this time of year

Oswald State Park/Short Sands surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Oswald State Park/Short Sands today (03 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with WNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Oswald State Park/Short Sands at 5PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (03 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	8s
Afternoon (03 Jul)	4ft (1.2m)	8s
Evening (03 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	8s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Fri morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Sun afternoon).
	Friday 3						Saturday 4								Sunday 5								Mon 6
	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	2 AM	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	0	0	1	1	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	NW 8	WNW 7	WNW 7	WNW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	WNW 8	WNW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	142	172	176	149	149	153	128	128	131	131	131	99	78	120	154	150	168	187	242	275	262	262	278	198
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NW	WNW	NW	N	N	NNE	NNE	N	NW	NW	NNW	N	N	N	NNE	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	N	N	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off
High Tide				4:50PM1.74m				3:33AM1.92m					5:22PM1.80m			4:20AM1.78m					5:54PM1.87m
Low Tide		10:38AM-0.15m				10:38PM0.68m					11:10AM-0.08m				11:30PM0.63m				11:44AM0.03m				00:28AM0.56m


	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:33
	—	—	—	—	9:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9:07	—	—	9:07
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	14	14	16	15	13	12	12	13	15	15	15	14	12	11	11	12	14	15	15	13	11	11	11
Feels °C	13	13	12	14	13	11	10	11	12	12	12	11	10	8	6	7	8	10	9	9	8	7	7	8
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	NW 8	WNW 7	WNW 7	WNW 8	WNW 13	WNW 12	WNW 12	NW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8
kJ	142	172	176	149	149	153	128	128	131	131	131	99	78	120	154	150	168	187	96	145	147	262	278	198
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	WNW 13	SW 15	SW 16	SW 16	W 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 11	WNW 13	WNW 11	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12
kJ	78	107	106	106	76	75	75	75	57	77	86	86	76	83	78	70	58	40	52	73	53	145	109	196
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 15	WNW 15	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	SW 15	WNW 13	WNW 12	WNW 12	SW 16	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	WNW 11	WNW 13	WNW 11	WSW 19	SW 19	SW 14	SW 18	SW 18
kJ	17	21	20	37	36	36	35	35	75	55	50	50	63	68	66	48	40	59	12	37	57	53	112	111
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NW 3	NW 4	—	—	—	—	—	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	9	—	—	—	—	—	242	275	262	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Seaside Cove Oregon North	Fort Canby A Jetty Washington	Lovers Point CAL - Monterey	Cape Elizabeth Washington	Smugglers Cove Oregon North	Smugglers Cove Oregon North	Smugglers Cove Oregon North	Smugglers Cove Oregon North	Smugglers Cove Oregon North	Neah Bay Washington	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	No Pass CAL - Humboldt	Garths Reef CAL - Del Norte County	Deep Creek Washington	Elwha Washington	Taft (Siltetz River) Oregon North	The Strait Washington	Damon Point Washington	Elwha Washington	Garths Reef CAL - Del Norte County	Smith River and Kellogg Rd CAL - Del Norte County	Elwha Washington	Devil s Punch Beverly Beach Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North
Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	3	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	3	1	3	3
Distance (km)	25	57	1030	179	0	0	0	0	0	294	639	638	444	268	267	93	288	131	267	444	428	267	114	90
Best forecast wave conditions in North Oregon	Seaside Cove				Smugglers Cove	Devil s Punch Beverly Beach	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Seaside Point							Taft (Siltetz River)							Devil s Punch Beverly Beach	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef
Rating (10 max)	2				2	2	2	2	2							2							3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Waiaha Rivermouth / Honls HAW - Big Island	Government Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Shark Pit HAW - Maui	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	Waiaha Rivermouth / Honls HAW - Big Island	Waiaha Rivermouth / Honls HAW - Big Island	Magics HAW - Big Island	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Shark Pit HAW - Maui	Majors Bay HAW - Kaua'i	Magics HAW - Big Island	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Fullers CAL - Monterey	The Wedge CAL - Orange County	Waiaha Rivermouth / Honls HAW - Big Island	Magics HAW - Big Island	Shark Pit HAW - Maui	Majors Bay HAW - Kaua'i	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Blacks Beach CAL - San Diego County	Magics HAW - Big Island	Magics HAW - Big Island
Rating (10 max)	2	3	1	2	2	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	7	8	5	8	7	6	6	5	6	4	5	5	9	9	9	8	7	5	5	5	6	5	6	8

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