Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Driftwoods today (29 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Driftwoods at 12AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 28). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 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 (29 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Driftwoods. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | WNW 9 | SSE 13 | SW 17 | WNW 8 | WNW 6 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 10 | SW 15 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 180 | 374 | 211 | 158 | 154 | 199 | 158 | 181 | 176 | 166 | 124 | 124 | 151 | 209 | 121 | 119 | 136 | 107 | 231 | 192 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 11:51PM1.57m | 11:22AM2.14m | 00:54AM1.43m | 12:02PM2.12m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:39PM0.36m | 5:01AM0.89m | 6:32PM0.35m | 5:30AM1.02m | 7:36PM0.37m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 20 | 21 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 22 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | SSE 12 | SW 16 | NW 14 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 170 | 175 | 166 | 158 | 96 | 199 | 158 | 127 | 96 | 124 | 103 | 84 | 151 | 209 | 87 | 90 | 136 | 98 | 231 | 192 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SW 16 | SSE 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 77 | 73 | 46 | 41 | 154 | 163 | 151 | 108 | 125 | 55 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 122 | 114 | 114 | 113 | 107 | 74 | 74 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 11 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 17 | NW 15 | WNW 14 | SSE 11 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NW 13 | NW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 64 | 38 | 57 | 54 | 40 | 77 | 106 | 181 | 54 | 82 | 50 | 102 | 96 | 29 | 121 | 119 | 43 | 42 | 80 | 50 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 8 | — | WNW 8 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | — | WNW 8 | — | SE 3 | ESE 3 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 180 | 374 | 211 | 134 | 36 | 39 | 150 | — | 176 | 166 | 162 | 105 | — | 94 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 42 | 28 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 42 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 156 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
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