Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Driftwoods today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Driftwoods at 6AM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Driftwoods. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Mon afternoon, min 18°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | ||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 326 | 322 | 318 | 251 | 251 | 212 | 199 | 191 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 186 | 186 | 138 | 138 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:20AM1.77m | 1:03PM1.89m | 1:15AM1.53m | 1:40PM1.88m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:28PM0.74m | 6:34AM0.58m | 7:27PM0.75m | 7:02AM0.78m | 8:36PM0.76m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 24 | 21 |
Feels °C | 22 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 21 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 326 | 322 | 318 | 251 | 251 | 212 | 199 | 191 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 186 | 186 | 138 | 138 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 16 | S 16 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | S 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | S 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 45 | 43 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 25 | 25 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | S 10 | WNW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | W 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | 28 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 16 | 37 | 64 | 59 | 48 | 73 | 48 | 46 | 58 | 95 | 119 | 181 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 42 | 8 | 0 |
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