Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Oswald State Park/Short Sands today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Oswald State Park/Short Sands at 6AM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Oswald State Park/Short Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 14 | W 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 125 | 90 | 155 | 151 | 141 | 134 | 132 | 130 | 130 | 132 | 132 | 132 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 130 | 178 | 165 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:38AM1.79m | 4:53PM2.14m | 5:38AM1.59m | 5:30PM2.08m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:17PM0.22m | 11:09AM0.32m | 00:11AM0.23m | 11:45AM0.51m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 5 | SW 14 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 41 | 41 | 155 | 151 | 141 | 134 | 132 | 130 | 130 | 132 | 17 | 132 | 28 | 37 | 38 | 67 | 93 | 77 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | NW 4 | NW 5 | SW 14 | W 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 14 | W 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | 125 | 90 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 23 | 10 | 11 | 132 | 28 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 130 | 178 | 165 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 4 | NW 6 | — | W 11 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NW 6 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 44 | 61 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | 3 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 27 | 17 | 102 | 102 | 93 | 89 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 13 | 3 | 3 | 5 | — | 9 | 12 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 114 | 90 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 294 | 294 | 294 | 179 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 128 | 267 | 288 | 0 | 0 |
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