Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Driftwoods today (24 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 24s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 24s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 23s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Driftwoods at 9AM is: 0.6m 24s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 24s |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 24s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 23s |
Table - waves today at Driftwoods. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Sun afternoon, min 22°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | S 13 | SW 24 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | SW 24 | SW 23 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SSW 21 | SW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 133 | 136 | 273 | 368 | 368 | 141 | 140 | 233 | 467 | 584 | 467 | 404 | 302 | 288 | 388 | 388 | 546 | 480 | 480 | 384 | 372 | 327 | 399 | 399 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:02AM1.34m | 6:53PM1.97m | 9:37AM1.39m | 7:36PM2.03m | 10:04AM1.43m | 8:16PM2.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:59AM0.47m | 12:20PM1.24m | 2:39AM0.37m | 1:15PM1.23m | 3:14AM0.29m | 2:00PM1.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 25 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 27 | 24 |
Feels °C | 24 | 23 | 25 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 24 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | S 12 | S 12 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 78 | 136 | 111 | 112 | 94 | 91 | 109 | 103 | 69 | 111 | 104 | 104 | 81 | 288 | 388 | 388 | 546 | 167 | 137 | 130 | 124 | 327 | 399 | 399 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 23 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SSW 21 | SW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSE 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 68 | 125 | 119 | 165 | 119 | 116 | 140 | 233 | 467 | 584 | 467 | 404 | 302 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 43 | 480 | 480 | 384 | 372 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 26 | SW 13 | SW 24 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | SW 24 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 65 | 44 | 273 | 368 | 368 | 141 | 26 | 10 | 67 | 65 | 67 | 44 | 44 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 46 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | W 7 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | 133 | 134 | — | — | — | — | 109 | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | 101 | 89 | 109 | 100 | 157 | — | — | — | 127 | 161 | 213 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 156 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 42 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 318 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
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