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 31 Jul 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 5AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

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 5mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
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
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.8
W
8
0.9
W
8
1.1
W
8
1.1
W
8
1.1
W
7
1.1
W
7
1.2
W
8
1.4
W
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
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
133
132
130
130
78
98
145
138
134
134
172
257
324
355
363
383
329
336
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
SSW
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSW
10
NW
15
W
15
W
10
W
10
NW
5
NNW
5
N
5
WSW
10
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
N
15
N
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
2:41AM2.06m
3:58PM1.94m
3:24AM1.94m
4:27PM2.01m
Low Tide
9:35PM0.55m
10:03AM-0.06m
10:19PM0.49m
10:33AM0.04m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:45
8:45
8:43
 mm
1
3
1
Temp °C
17
16
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
16
17
16
15
14
Feels °C
18
17
15
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
14
13
12
12
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