Driftwoods Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.44° N 119.93° W

Driftwoods 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Driftwoods sea temperature is
17.3° C
0.9° 

Driftwoods surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Driftwoods today (12 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Driftwoods at 10AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jul)2ft (0.6m)14s
Afternoon (12 Jul)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (12 Jul)2ft (0.6m)14s

Table - waves today at Driftwoods. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Tue afternoon, min 19°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
13
0.4
S
12
0.3
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
152
160
163
163
134
136
136
113
104
141
139
139
139
141
143
96
68
66
40
44
46
49
80
109
Wind (km/h)
5
S
0
NW
5
SE
5
S
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
SW
5
S
5
ENE
5
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
WSW
5
WSW
5
WNW
0
NW
0
WSW
5
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
W
20
NW
15
NW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:53AM1.46m
8:23PM2.47m
10:38AM1.52m
9:15PM2.51m
11:20AM1.58m
10:06PM2.48m
Low Tide
3:08AM-0.01m
1:54PM1.11m
3:56AM-0.12m
2:53PM1.07m
4:42AM-0.16m
3:49PM1.03m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:56
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:13
8:13
8:13
 mm
Temp °C
17
19
20
24
26
26
21
22
20
19
22
27
27
27
23
23
23
22
25
28
30
31
30
27
Feels °C
19
21
22
25
26
26
21
23
21
20
23
27
27
26
23
23
23
22
25
27
29
30
26
24
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