Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Driftwoods today (01 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Driftwoods at 11AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (01 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (01 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Driftwoods. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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) | SSE 11 | S 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 11 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 74 | 69 | 68 | 68 | 59 | 44 | 49 | 49 | 79 | 78 | 72 | 69 | 121 | 121 | 121 | 135 | 150 | 228 | 112 | 113 | 199 | 130 | 280 | 280 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:36AM1.51m | 12:42PM1.96m | 1:45AM1.33m | 1:25PM1.97m | 3:36AM1.21m | 2:24PM1.96m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:08AM0.82m | 7:45PM0.63m | 6:34AM0.97m | 9:06PM0.60m | 7:03AM1.11m | 10:40PM0.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 17 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | S 11 | SSW 13 | SSE 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 74 | 62 | 68 | 39 | 59 | 37 | 37 | 34 | 33 | 78 | 55 | 57 | 121 | 121 | 121 | 106 | 103 | 67 | 63 | 62 | 199 | 125 | 280 | 280 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 11 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 69 | 69 | 40 | 68 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 79 | 54 | 72 | 69 | 67 | 68 | 104 | 135 | 150 | 228 | 112 | 113 | 33 | 130 | 35 | 46 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | W 10 | S 8 | S 20 | W 10 | W 12 | W 12 | SSW 19 | SSW 21 | SSW 12 | SSW 10 | SSE 17 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 8 | 9 | 9 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 49 | 49 | 34 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 31 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 74 | 42 | 13 | 33 | 29 | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | 23 | 22 | 22 | 16 | 17 | 43 | 69 | 44 | 33 | 26 | 18 | 11 | 18 | 84 | 99 | 63 | 56 | 56 | 25 | 17 | 32 | 94 | 123 | 83 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 318 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 42 | 318 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 303 | 318 | 7 | 7 |
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