Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Driftwoods today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 20s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Driftwoods at 12AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 20s |
Table - waves today at Driftwoods. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 20 | WNW 8 | W 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 17 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 158 | 129 | 154 | 162 | 154 | 158 | 169 | 166 | 120 | 92 | 75 | 68 | 64 | 64 | 90 | 88 | 90 | 63 | 52 | 61 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 11:59AM1.98m | 1:05AM1.43m | 12:31PM1.92m | 2:21AM1.29m | 1:08PM1.84m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:55PM0.55m | 6:02AM0.99m | 7:53PM0.61m | 6:19AM1.13m | 9:08PM0.66m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 25 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 16 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 158 | 129 | 154 | 162 | 154 | 158 | 169 | 166 | 120 | 92 | 70 | 68 | 64 | 48 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 63 | 30 | 31 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 18 | SW 14 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 48 | 107 | 77 | 47 | 75 | 101 | 67 | 65 | 64 | 62 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 64 | 90 | 88 | 90 | 55 | 33 | 61 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | S 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 3 | SSW 20 | S 19 | S 19 | SSE 8 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SSE 9 | S 17 | S 16 |
| kJ | 26 | 1 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 75 | 29 | 29 | 7 | 56 | 55 | 55 | 8 | 52 | 46 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 2 | SE 3 | SE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | — | WNW 8 | W 8 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 26 | 30 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 156 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 38 | 47 | 157 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 72 | 157 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
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