Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Driftwoods today (15 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Driftwoods at 11AM is: 0.4m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (15 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 17s |
| Evening (15 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Driftwoods. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 34°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | WNW 6 | SW 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 109 | 109 | 108 | 107 | 74 | 93 | 127 | 90 | 99 | 222 | 232 | 202 | 193 | 189 | 232 | 249 | 206 | 169 | 137 | 127 | 101 | 97 | 95 | 97 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 12:03PM1.64m | 10:56PM2.37m | 12:45PM1.70m | 11:46PM2.18m | 1:27PM1.75m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:26AM-0.12m | 4:46PM0.99m | 6:08AM-0.01m | 5:45PM0.97m | 6:48AM0.15m | 6:48PM0.96m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 34 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 25 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 21 | 19 |
Feels °C | 25 | 25 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 23 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 6 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 109 | 29 | 25 | 17 | 28 | 93 | 91 | 90 | 99 | 222 | 232 | 202 | 193 | 189 | 232 | 249 | 206 | 169 | 137 | 127 | 92 | 70 | 51 | 50 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | W 13 | WNW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | NW 6 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 |
| kJ | 56 | 109 | 108 | 107 | 74 | 31 | 35 | 29 | 90 | 19 | 89 | 89 | 88 | 87 | 86 | 78 | 127 | 130 | 108 | 104 | 101 | 97 | 95 | 97 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | S 12 | SSW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SW 16 | WNW 20 | WNW 20 | WNW 19 | WNW 19 | WNW 19 | WNW 19 | WNW 19 | SW 14 | SW 19 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 41 | 40 | 38 | 35 | 35 | 11 | 14 | 35 | 35 | 90 | 39 | 75 | 74 | 72 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 33 | 94 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 74 | 75 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | — | — | ESE 9 | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 19 | 35 | 21 | 14 | — | 77 | 127 | 99 | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | 207 | — | — | 8 | — | 2 | 5 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 42 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 38 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 47 | 47 | 178 | 0 | 5 |
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