Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Driftwoods today (30 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Driftwoods at 12AM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 29). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (30 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Driftwoods. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 29 | Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 232 | 239 | 248 | 322 | 322 | 318 | 310 | 259 | 252 | 249 | 246 | 242 | 242 | 236 | 233 | 233 | 236 | 180 | 387 | 314 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 11:42AM2.24m | 2:40AM1.40m | 12:39PM2.12m | 4:12AM1.45m | 1:50PM1.97m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:29PM0.16m | 6:06AM1.26m | 8:39PM0.23m | 7:33AM1.33m | 9:50PM0.29m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 21 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 21 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 232 | 239 | 248 | 322 | 322 | 318 | 310 | 259 | 252 | 249 | 246 | 242 | 242 | 236 | 233 | 233 | 236 | 180 | 387 | 314 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SE 11 | SSW 20 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 18 | S 16 |
| kJ | 20 | 18 | 105 | 69 | 68 | 67 | 67 | 66 | 64 | 5 | 38 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 85 | 83 | 99 | 148 | 98 | 129 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 14 | NW 14 | S 17 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | W 19 | SE 11 | SSW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | S 18 | S 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 52 | 51 | 86 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 38 | 96 | 93 | 58 | 56 | 82 | 79 | 13 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 9 | — | — | — | S 10 | — | — | W 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | 75 | 56 | 8 | — | — | — | 17 | — | — | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 68 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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