Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Driftwoods today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Driftwoods at 3AM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 16). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Driftwoods. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Tue afternoon, min 19°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 188 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 186 | 186 | 138 | 138 | 140 | 181 | 166 | 80 | 149 | 153 | 104 | 122 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:15AM1.53m | 1:40PM1.88m | 2:25AM1.33m | 2:22PM1.84m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:27PM0.75m | 7:02AM0.78m | 8:36PM0.76m | 7:28AM0.97m | 10:00PM0.75m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 26 | 24 |
Feels °C | 22 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 25 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 188 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 186 | 186 | 138 | 138 | 140 | 181 | 166 | 75 | 91 | 153 | 104 | 108 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | WNW 9 | S 10 | S 16 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SW 13 | SSW 17 | W 15 |
| kJ | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 25 | 25 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 46 | 44 | 149 | 44 | 57 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 9 | S 10 | S 16 | SW 13 | S 9 | W 14 | S 9 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 80 | 44 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | 29 | 42 | 59 | 44 | 46 | 33 | 32 | 69 | 91 | 100 | 104 | 84 | 74 | — | — | 89 | 97 | 122 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
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