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 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Oswald State Park/Short Sands sea temperature is
13.7° C
1.3° 

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 (26 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 20s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 19s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 19s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Oswald State Park/Short Sands at 8AM is: 0.6m 20s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jul)2ft (0.6m)20s
Afternoon (26 Jul)3ft (0.9m)19s
Evening (26 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)19s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
21
0.6
SW
21
0.6
SW
20
0.8
SW
20
0.9
SW
19
0.9
SW
19
0.8
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
19
0.8
SW
19
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
365
361
318
455
546
546
450
303
303
293
379
375
375
375
375
379
383
414
432
222
211
322
267
283
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
15
SSE
15
SSW
10
S
5
W
10
NNW
15
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
1:06PM1.58m
11:25PM2.12m
1:39PM1.63m
00:07AM2.17m
2:08PM1.68m
Low Tide
6:47AM-0.02m
6:11PM0.84m
7:26AM-0.08m
6:55PM0.79m
8:01AM-0.12m
7:36PM0.73m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:52
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:52
8:51
8:50
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
15
14
14
15
16
16
15
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
15
Feels °C
13
14
14
14
14
15
16
14
13
13
14
14
14
14
15
14
14
14
13
13
15
17
15
13
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