Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Driftwoods today (21 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Driftwoods at 6AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Driftwoods. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Thu afternoon, min 20°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 220 | 169 | 127 | 116 | 257 | 186 | 381 | 249 | 234 | 240 | 160 | 263 | 249 | 218 | 215 | 276 | 276 | 183 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:21AM1.26m | 4:27PM1.87m | 6:26AM1.22m | 5:17PM1.89m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:46PM0.83m | 9:19AM0.96m | 00:07AM0.71m | 10:07AM1.11m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 24 | 20 |
Feels °C | 25 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 22 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | S 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 220 | 84 | 99 | 116 | 257 | 186 | 381 | 249 | 143 | 240 | 73 | 263 | 249 | 218 | 215 | 276 | 276 | 183 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SSW 16 | S 10 | S 10 | S 17 | S 10 | WNW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 14 |
| kJ | 85 | 169 | 49 | 48 | 90 | 73 | 34 | 142 | 234 | 88 | 160 | 59 | 38 | 35 | 33 | 21 | 18 | 101 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 14 | S 16 | S 18 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | S 15 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 40 | 40 | 127 | 107 | 36 | 125 | 24 | 34 | 34 | 17 | 112 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 58 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 8 | — | WNW 8 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | 14 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 7 | — | 7 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 24 | 60 | 98 | 91 | 91 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157 | 8 | 8 | 42 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 318 | 318 | 84 | 8 | 7 |
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