Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Driftwoods today (01 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Driftwoods at 10PM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (01 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (01 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Driftwoods. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 35°C on Sun morning, min 23°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 1 | Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 67 | 106 | 106 | 123 | 95 | 130 | 129 | 129 | 127 | 125 | 125 | 127 | 125 | 124 | 115 | 109 | 107 | 109 | 112 | 118 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | glassy | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:53PM2.06m | 4:28AM1.30m | 2:01PM1.98m | 6:14AM1.40m | 3:31PM1.92m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:55PM0.40m | 6:52AM1.27m | 10:21PM0.38m | 8:58AM1.35m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:40 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 28 | 27 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 27 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 16 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 16 | WNW 11 | SW 16 | WNW 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 46 | 106 | 106 | 96 | 45 | 44 | 129 | 64 | 127 | 43 | 125 | 127 | 125 | 124 | 115 | 109 | 107 | 109 | 112 | 118 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 11 | SW 16 | WNW 11 | SW 16 | SW 12 | NW 10 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 |
| kJ | 67 | 74 | 61 | 44 | 95 | 130 | 44 | 129 | 64 | 125 | 39 | 24 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 36 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | SW 13 | SW 17 | S 13 | SW 13 | WNW 4 | W 4 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 9 | SW 12 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 35 | 61 | 71 | 13 | 60 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 23 | 39 | 8 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 36 | 22 | 20 | 27 | 27 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 9 | W 6 | WNW 11 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 10 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 |
| kJ | — | 16 | 9 | 123 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 56 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 90 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 42 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
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