Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Driftwoods today (14 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Driftwoods at 6PM is: 0.4m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (14 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (14 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Driftwoods. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Fri 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 40 | 44 | 46 | 51 | 80 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 108 | 107 | 91 | 133 | 175 | 90 | 90 | 320 | 243 | 197 | 189 | 222 | 281 | 287 | 248 | 211 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:20AM1.58m | 10:06PM2.48m | 12:03PM1.64m | 10:56PM2.37m | 12:45PM1.70m | 11:46PM2.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:49PM1.03m | 5:26AM-0.12m | 4:46PM0.99m | 6:08AM-0.01m | 5:45PM0.97m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 |
 | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | 8:10 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 26 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 25 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 26 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | WNW 9 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 20 | 26 | 46 | 51 | 55 | 55 | 109 | 109 | 50 | 53 | 86 | 93 | 91 | 90 | 90 | 320 | 243 | 197 | 189 | 222 | 281 | 287 | 248 | 211 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | WNW 9 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | WNW 14 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SSW 12 | WNW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 26 | 26 | 15 | 49 | 80 | 109 | 56 | 40 | 108 | 107 | 74 | 35 | 35 | 29 | 35 | 90 | 89 | 89 | 88 | 87 | 86 | 78 | 92 | 130 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 9 | W 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | S 13 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | W 13 | S 12 | SSW 12 | WNW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WNW 20 | WNW 20 | WNW 19 | WNW 19 | WNW 19 | WNW 19 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 40 | 44 | 42 | 7 | 16 | 41 | 41 | 31 | 38 | 35 | 31 | 11 | 14 | 35 | 28 | 28 | 39 | 38 | 74 | 72 | 69 | 69 | 54 | 33 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 3 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | ESE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | ESE 2 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 10 | 31 | 34 | 40 | 46 | — | — | 91 | 133 | 175 | 126 | 158 | 254 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 194 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 8 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 42 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 38 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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