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The current surf forecast for Oswald State Park/Short Sands at 7AM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am December 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Dec) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (09 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (09 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Oswald State Park/Short Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Tuesday 09 | Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | W | W | W | WNW | WNW | WNW | W | WNW | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4392 | 3812 | 3120 | 3287 | 3949 | 3478 | 3512 | 2088 | 3278 | 2913 | 2276 | 2255 | 2399 | 2574 | 2574 | 2752 | 2681 | 4168 | 3818 | 3339 | 2842 | 2379 | 2137 | 1875 | |
Wind (km/h) | N | ENE | NE | ENE | ESE | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | WSW | S | S | S | S | S |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | glass | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:42AM 1.95 | 3:31PM 2.16 | 5:34AM 1.97 | 4:34PM 1.91 | 6:25AM 2.01 | 5:47PM 1.68 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:25PM -0.24 | 10:32AM 0.76 | 11:15PM -0.10 | 11:45AM 0.73 | 12:05AM 0.06 | 1:03PM 0.65 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 09 | Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 7:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:46 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 4:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:30 | - | - |
Rain (mm) | 13 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 7 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 |

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