Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Driftwoods today (04 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Driftwoods at 12PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 04). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Driftwoods. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 20°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 9 | SW 12 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 118 | 37 | 78 | 66 | 64 | 76 | 35 | 102 | 99 | 78 | 78 | 51 | 51 | 31 | 93 | 96 | 56 | 55 | 62 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 1:30AM1.44m | 2:17PM1.85m | 2:54AM1.26m | 3:07PM1.92m | 5:09AM1.17m | 4:08PM1.99m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:23AM0.79m | 9:22PM0.82m | 7:54AM0.94m | 10:54PM0.69m | 8:38AM1.08m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 22 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 23 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 23 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 4 | W 4 | W 8 | W 6 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 5 | W 5 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 4 |
| kJ | 118 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 18 | 29 | 31 | 102 | 99 | 14 | 10 | 33 | 9 | 31 | 93 | 96 | 22 | 11 | 62 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | SW 15 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 11 | S 9 | WNW 8 | SW 13 | SW 12 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 9 | SSW 18 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 37 | 35 | 33 | 21 | 20 | 34 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 78 | 78 | 51 | 51 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 56 | 55 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 28 | 31 | 44 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 9 | SW 15 | SSW 12 | W 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 21 | S 9 | NW 8 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | S 21 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 40 | 37 | 38 | 28 | 29 | 2 | 34 | 14 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 38 | 37 | 35 | 31 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 6 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 8 | — | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 4 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | — | WNW 4 | WNW 9 | W 4 | — |
| kJ | 15 | 15 | 78 | 66 | 64 | 76 | 35 | 16 | 18 | 10 | 38 | — | 22 | 29 | 22 | 27 | 17 | 12 | — | — | 4 | 33 | 9 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 303 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 303 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 157 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
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