Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Driftwoods today (10 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Driftwoods at 11AM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (10 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (10 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Driftwoods. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 17°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 14 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 153 | 106 | 115 | 105 | 92 | 102 | 101 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 57 | 79 | 81 | 123 | 207 | 207 | 152 | 121 | 78 | 109 | 93 | 173 | 171 | 171 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 9:38AM1.53m | 8:19PM2.40m | 10:12AM1.62m | 9:09PM2.41m | 10:46AM1.71m | 9:58PM2.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:57AM0.01m | 2:01PM1.07m | 3:39AM-0.05m | 2:57PM0.96m | 4:19AM-0.04m | 3:49PM0.87m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 23 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 24 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 10 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 153 | 106 | 115 | 105 | 92 | 102 | 101 | 90 | 59 | 57 | 57 | 79 | 81 | 123 | 207 | 207 | 152 | 33 | 78 | 109 | 93 | 173 | 171 | 171 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 8 | SSW 18 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 37 | 37 | 20 | 20 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 16 | 15 | 31 | 13 | 40 | 35 | 13 | 121 | 29 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 27 | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | WNW 8 | SW 14 | SSW 12 | SW 13 | SSE 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 11 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 43 | 38 | 60 | 97 | 97 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 57 | 51 | 14 | 33 | 29 | 28 | 14 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 8 | 318 | 214 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 214 | 42 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 318 | 42 | 8 | 7 | 0 |
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