Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Driftwoods today (01 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Driftwoods at 4PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (01 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (01 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Driftwoods. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Sat afternoon, min 21°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 6 | WNW 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 92 | 118 | 90 | 87 | 99 | 99 | 107 | 134 | 166 | 169 | 140 | 169 | 71 | 55 | 73 | 176 | 144 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 141 | 41 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 12:40PM1.66m | 11:50PM1.82m | 1:08PM1.72m | 00:33AM1.63m | 1:39PM1.79m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:08AM0.38m | 6:01PM0.99m | 6:32AM0.50m | 6:55PM0.95m | 6:57AM0.64m | 8:01PM0.90m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 24 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | S 13 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 13 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 12 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 92 | 118 | 90 | 87 | 99 | 99 | 84 | 134 | 166 | 169 | 140 | 44 | 71 | 55 | 73 | 176 | 144 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 25 | 34 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 14 | SSW 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | S 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 57 | 55 | 73 | 75 | 69 | 72 | 31 | 31 | 48 | 47 | 46 | 11 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 42 | 41 | 39 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 19 | S 13 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 11 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 31 | 30 | 48 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 15 | 28 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 49 | 49 | 25 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 26 | 41 | 41 | 9 | 41 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | W 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | W 5 |
| kJ | — | 78 | — | — | — | — | 107 | — | — | — | — | 169 | 49 | 52 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | 141 | 37 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 42 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
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