Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Driftwoods today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Driftwoods at 7AM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Driftwoods. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 7 | WNW 5 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 183 | 180 | 207 | 201 | 195 | 207 | 158 | 165 | 191 | 201 | 191 | 195 | 142 | 138 | 136 | 134 | 145 | 93 | 129 | 129 | 147 | 102 | 113 | 235 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 7:44AM1.70m | 7:00PM1.68m | 7:59AM1.81m | 7:49PM1.70m | 8:17AM1.93m | 8:36PM1.71m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:00AM0.54m | 1:25PM1.00m | 1:28AM0.56m | 2:01PM0.81m | 1:55AM0.61m | 2:38PM0.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  |  |  |  | |  |  |  | | | | | |  | |  | | | | | | |
 | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 19 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 17 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 14 | W 12 | W 11 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | W 7 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 183 | 180 | 207 | 201 | 195 | 207 | 158 | 165 | 191 | 201 | 191 | 195 | 132 | 127 | 136 | 134 | 145 | 43 | 90 | 89 | 87 | 57 | 113 | 235 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | S 14 | S 14 | WSW 5 | W 7 | W 7 | S 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 142 | 133 | 154 | 145 | 136 | 84 | 70 | 69 | 77 | 78 | 78 | 70 | 142 | 138 | 13 | 15 | 35 | 92 | 129 | 127 | 102 | 81 | 57 | 142 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 16 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SW 19 | SSE 15 | SSE 4 | S 5 | SSW 5 | S 14 | SW 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SW 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 104 | 118 | 22 | 47 | 46 | 57 | 42 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 60 | 79 | 101 | 101 | 99 | 99 | 79 | 93 | 83 | 129 | 81 | 102 | 81 | 79 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 2 | ENE 2 | SE 3 | SE 4 | S 5 | — | — | SW 5 | SSW 5 | S 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | W 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 22 | — | — | 6 | 8 | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 52 | 96 | 147 | 80 | 46 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 5 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 46 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 128 | 257 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
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