Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Driftwoods today (24 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 24s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 24s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 23s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Driftwoods at 5AM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 24s |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 24s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 23s |
Table - waves today at Driftwoods. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Sun afternoon, min 22°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | WNW 7 | SW 24 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | SW 24 | SW 23 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SSW 21 | SW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 220 | 245 | 183 | 143 | 273 | 368 | 368 | 141 | 140 | 233 | 467 | 584 | 467 | 404 | 302 | 288 | 388 | 388 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:06PM1.92m | 9:02AM1.34m | 6:53PM1.97m | 9:37AM1.39m | 7:36PM2.03m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:59AM0.47m | 12:20PM1.24m | 2:39AM0.37m | 1:15PM1.23m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 27 | 24 |
Feels °C | 24 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 25 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 21 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 20 | SW 20 |
| kJ | 76 | 77 | 78 | 143 | 143 | 120 | 96 | 91 | 109 | 103 | 467 | 111 | 104 | 104 | 104 | 101 | 388 | 388 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 23 | SW 22 | S 12 | SSW 21 | SW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 69 | 69 | 68 | 125 | 119 | 165 | 119 | 116 | 140 | 233 | 67 | 584 | 467 | 404 | 302 | 288 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 26 | SW 26 | SSW 26 | SW 13 | SW 24 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | SW 24 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 105 | 105 | 65 | 44 | 273 | 368 | 368 | 141 | 26 | 10 | 10 | 65 | 67 | 44 | 44 | 18 | 14 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | — | — | WNW 8 | — | — | WNW 6 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | 220 | 245 | 183 | — | — | — | — | — | 111 | 86 | 83 | — | — | 71 | — | — | 109 | 132 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 156 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 84 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
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