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 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Oswald State Park/Short Sands sea temperature is
10.9° C
4.2° 

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 (12 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Oswald State Park/Short Sands at 8AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jul)4ft (1.2m)9s
Afternoon (12 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (12 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
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
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
9
1
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.4
W
14
0.4
SW
13
0.4
W
14
0.4
W
14
0.5
W
14
0.5
W
14
0.5
W
14
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
334
283
232
188
184
151
233
217
169
165
128
103
103
114
114
66
63
64
65
106
100
97
110
110
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
15
NNW
25
NNW
30
N
25
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
N
20
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
25
N
20
N
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
12:52PM1.67m
11:31PM2.56m
1:40PM1.77m
00:26AM2.61m
2:25PM1.85m
Low Tide
6:41AM-0.34m
6:04PM0.73m
7:32AM-0.44m
7:04PM0.68m
8:21AM-0.48m
8:01PM0.61m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:37
5:37
5:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:04
9:04
9:02
 mm
Temp °C
13
12
12
15
16
15
14
12
11
11
13
16
16
16
15
12
12
12
13
16
17
16
13
12
Feels °C
12
10
11
12
11
9
9
8
7
7
10
13
13
12
11
8
9
9
10
12
12
11
9
9
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