Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Driftwoods today (27 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Driftwoods at 1AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Driftwoods. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Tue morning, min 17°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | SSE 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 212 | 225 | 222 | 205 | 152 | 152 | 155 | 157 | 160 | 113 | 110 | 106 | 129 | 129 | 142 | 129 | 231 | 427 | 268 | 170 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:13PM1.82m | 10:20AM2.05m | 11:00PM1.71m | 10:49AM2.11m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:09PM0.52m | 4:07AM0.63m | 4:52PM0.42m | 4:33AM0.75m | 5:39PM0.36m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 19 | 20 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 12 | WNW 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 |
| kJ | 106 | 225 | 222 | 101 | 99 | 152 | 70 | 157 | 160 | 113 | 110 | 106 | 119 | 85 | 142 | 129 | 173 | 175 | 178 | 170 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 18 | SSW 12 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 15 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 212 | 101 | 106 | 205 | 152 | 48 | 155 | 77 | 45 | 42 | 91 | 91 | 129 | 129 | 75 | 72 | 44 | 42 | 56 | 41 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | W 12 | SW 17 | W 12 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 17 | SE 16 | SSE 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 55 | 55 | 54 | 55 | 55 | 11 | 107 | 11 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 30 | 66 | 87 | 90 | 89 | 87 | 84 | 42 | 42 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 3 | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | NW 6 |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | — | — | 96 | 88 | 68 | 81 | 56 | 80 | 69 | 64 | 117 | 93 | 104 | 231 | 427 | 268 | 69 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 318 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 156 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 42 | 7 | 0 |
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