Surf Forecasts:
Oswald State Park/Short Sands surf forecast from 28 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 29 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period, SW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 28 Jul, 8AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 19s period, SW swell with 432 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 27 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Oswald State Park/Short Sands this week:
The surf forecast for Oswald State Park/Short Sands over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Monday (Jul 27) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 18s period with a secondary swell of 0.7m and 9s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Oswald State Park/Short Sands in the next 16 days are 0.8m 19s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jul 28) at 8AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11PM (Mon 27th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 18s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Wed 29th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 17s |
| Most Powerful | 8AM (Tue 28th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 19s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Oswald State Park/Short Sands over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
G’day, it’s Rusty here. Right, look, I’ve gotta be straight with you – this 16-day window for Oswald State Park/Short Sands is a tough one. There’s no real stand-out session to get excited about. The swell is tiny and mostly weak, and the wind is just never quite right. The water is sitting at 57°, which is a bit colder than normal for this time of year (anomaly of -1°), so you’ll want a good thick wetsuit.
We kick off on Monday, 27 July, with a bit of a pulse. It’s a small 3ft swell from the SW, but with a very long 18-second period, so it’s a proper groundswell. The energy is moderate (475). The problem is the wind is a light cross-onshore, making it messy. The afternoon is a bit cloudier, but still marginal. Tuesday the 28th drops to 2ft with a shorter 17-second period, and the wind gets stronger and cross-onshore, chopping it up. Wednesday morning has a bit more energy (552) but the cross-onshore is still there, and by the afternoon, a moderate cross-shore makes it a write-off.
From Thursday 30 July right through to the end of the first week, it’s pretty grim. Swell sizes stay between 1ft and 3ft, the period drops, and the combined energy is weak (mostly under 300). The wind is either cross-onshore or cross-shore, and the surf reports are all “poor” or “marginal.” There’s no clear window to paddle out.
The second week doesn’t offer much hope either. A NW wind swell kicks in from 3 August, with heights slowly building from 3ft to 6ft by the 7th. The energy gets moderate (like 524 on the 7th morning), but the wind is a strong cross-shore from the NNW, creating lumpy, choppy conditions. The period is short (6-9 seconds), so it’s all wind chop. The waves might be bigger, but the quality is just not there for a paddle surfer. Honestly, with those cross-shore winds and the lumpy surface, it’s looking more like a kite session than a surf session.
The last few days (9th to 11th) are more of the same – messy, cross-shore winds, and small, weak swell. The 11th has a longer period (14 seconds) but the swell is tiny at 2ft, so it’s not worth the paddle out. All in all, there’s nothing to recommend here. It’s a blank run.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 8 | WNW 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 375 | 375 | 383 | 222 | 322 | 358 | 358 | 280 | 251 | 203 | 201 | 147 | 136 | 132 | 130 | 76 | 75 | 70 | 66 | 112 | 180 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | on | cross-on | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | on | cross-on | off | on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:39PM1.63m | 00:07AM2.17m | 2:08PM1.68m | 00:47AM2.19m | 2:36PM1.73m | 1:24AM2.19m | 3:04PM1.80m | 2:02AM2.15m | 3:31PM1.87m | 2:41AM2.06m | 3:58PM1.94m | 3:24AM1.94m | 4:27PM2.01m | 4:12AM1.80m | |||||||
Low Tide | 6:55PM0.79m | 8:01AM-0.12m | 7:36PM0.73m | 8:34AM-0.16m | 8:15PM0.67m | 9:04AM-0.16m | 8:54PM0.62m | 9:34AM-0.13m | 9:35PM0.55m | 10:03AM-0.06m | 10:19PM0.49m | 10:33AM0.04m | 11:06PM0.42m | ||||||||
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 | 5:52 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
 | — | 8:51 | — | — | 8:50 | — | — | 8:47 | — | — | 8:46 | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | 8:43 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 7 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 83 | 375 | 383 | 109 | 127 | 142 | 194 | 184 | 116 | 94 | 67 | 61 | 70 | 87 | 80 | 76 | 75 | 54 | 63 | 112 | 180 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | NW 9 | WNW 8 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 375 | 81 | 48 | 222 | 322 | 358 | 358 | 280 | 251 | 203 | 201 | 147 | 136 | 132 | 130 | 72 | 71 | 70 | 66 | 63 | 28 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 19 | — | SW 12 | — | — | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | — | W 21 | W 21 | W 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | WSW 18 |
| kJ | 17 | 11 | 10 | 184 | — | 24 | — | — | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | — | — | 9 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 31 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | — | — | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 128 | 128 | 22 | 128 | 992 | 0 | 57 | 993 | 0 | 398 | 992 | 0 | 289 | 382 | 0 | 881 | 294 | 0 | 57 | 993 | 22 |
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