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 pm 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Oswald State Park/Short Sands sea temperature is
14.3° C
0.8° 

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 (30 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Oswald State Park/Short Sands at 4AM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Afternoon (30 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Evening (30 Jul)2ft (0.6m)16s

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 Sat morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
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
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
14
1.1
W
8
0.6
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
257
254
251
251
251
203
248
201
196
151
147
141
137
136
140
136
161
132
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
10
NNE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
E
10
W
15
W
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
5
NNE
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
10
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
1:24AM2.19m
3:04PM1.80m
2:02AM2.15m
3:31PM1.87m
Low Tide
8:15PM0.67m
9:04AM-0.16m
8:54PM0.62m
9:34AM-0.13m
9:35PM0.55m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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>
5:56
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:47
8:46
8:45
 mm
Temp °C
15
13
12
12
13
14
14
17
16
15
14
14
15
18
19
19
18
16
Feels °C
13
12
11
11
12
12
12
15
14
12
12
12
14
16
16
16
16
15
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