Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Driftwoods today (11 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Driftwoods at 5PM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (11 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (11 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Driftwoods. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | WNW 19 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | SSW 15 | S 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 517 | 491 | 492 | 392 | 292 | 260 | 255 | 255 | 266 | 332 | 246 | 188 | 242 | 273 | 270 | 246 | 216 | 469 | 330 | 322 | 314 | 248 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | on | on | on | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 10:12AM2.12m | 11:19PM1.61m | 10:39AM2.10m | 00:09AM1.50m | 11:07AM2.04m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:02PM0.32m | 4:27AM0.92m | 5:43PM0.33m | 4:51AM1.05m | 6:28PM0.39m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 226 | 226 | 171 | 206 | 258 | 233 | 184 | 144 | 150 | 249 | 246 | 188 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 246 | 191 | 469 | 330 | 322 | 314 | 248 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | S 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 10 | WNW 18 | WNW 10 | S 18 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | 85 | 130 | 63 | 54 | 48 | 258 | 255 | 255 | 266 | 119 | 119 | 168 | 121 | 106 | 270 | 74 | 216 | 144 | 169 | 166 | 158 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | WNW 24 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | WNW 21 | S 16 | S 16 | WNW 19 | WNW 19 | WNW 19 | SW 18 | S 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 10 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 37 | 217 | 82 | 127 | 125 | 260 | 124 | 76 | 148 | 332 | 143 | 166 | 155 | 273 | 77 | 153 | 144 | 43 | 37 | 34 | 129 | 127 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | W 6 | WNW 10 | — | WNW 10 | — | — | WNW 8 | W 5 | NW 4 |
| kJ | 517 | 491 | 492 | 392 | 292 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 117 | 141 | 30 | 33 | — | 61 | — | — | 28 | 15 | 18 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 324 | 338 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 303 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 157 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
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