Surf Forecasts:
Oswald State Park/Short Sands surf forecast from 23 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 23 Jun, 8AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period, SW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 27 Jun, 11PM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period, WNW swell with 1,037 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 23 Jun, 5AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NW 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 Tuesday (Jun 23) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 7s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 13s. 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 2.5m 9s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jun 27) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Tue 23rd Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) 7s |
| Best Surf | 8AM (Tue 23rd Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 17s |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Sat 27th Jun) | 8ft (2.5m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Oswald State Park/Short Sands over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 22 | Tuesday 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Friday 26 | Saturday 27 | Sunday 28 | |||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | NW 7 | SW 16 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 128 | 82 | 69 | 93 | 158 | 115 | 125 | 111 | 140 | 91 | 90 | 118 | 158 | 412 | 402 | 708 | 980 | 798 | 718 | 497 | 486 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:17PM2.04m | 9:05AM1.34m | 9:00PM2.07m | 10:30AM1.34m | 9:42PM2.09m | 11:42AM1.41m | 10:23PM2.11m | 12:39PM1.48m | 11:03PM2.13m | 1:24PM1.55m | 11:43PM2.15m | 2:02PM1.60m | 00:22AM2.16m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 2:10PM0.29m | 3:49AM0.27m | 3:00PM0.47m | 4:50AM0.15m | 3:53PM0.61m | 5:42AM0.04m | 4:47PM0.72m | 6:27AM-0.04m | 5:40PM0.78m | 7:08AM-0.10m | 6:28PM0.80m | 7:46AM-0.15m | 7:11PM0.80m | 8:22AM-0.18m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:28 |
 | — | 9:08 | — | — | 9:08 | — | — | 9:08 | — | — | 9:08 | — | — | 9:08 | — | — | 9:08 | — | — | 9:08 | 9:08 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | NW 7 | NW 6 | SW 16 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | W 6 | W 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | W 9 | SW 18 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 128 | 82 | 58 | 91 | 158 | 115 | 125 | 100 | 67 | 44 | 16 | 111 | 158 | 412 | 402 | 192 | 980 | 798 | 718 | 497 | 486 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 5 | SW 19 | SW 15 | — | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 49 | 70 | 60 | 60 | 44 | 76 | 34 | 75 | 140 | 91 | 90 | 118 | 10 | 131 | 149 | — | 108 | 93 | 89 | 124 | 89 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | SW 18 | SW 16 | W 12 | SW 16 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 13 | W 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | — | — | SW 13 | W 15 | SW 19 | WNW 12 | — |
| kJ | 4 | 49 | 69 | 12 | 41 | 58 | 81 | 111 | 20 | 19 | 27 | 4 | 75 | 75 | — | — | 28 | 4 | 15 | 15 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | — | — | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | — | — | — | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 118 | — | — | 93 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | 708 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 293 | 0 | 131 | 299 | 0 | 288 | 1311 | 0 | 128 | 0 | 90 | 288 | 385 | 131 | 90 | 2399 | 179 | 267 | 267 | 90 | 267 |
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