Driftwoods 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.44° N 119.93° W

Issued: 10 am 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Driftwoods sea temperature is

21.2°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Driftwoods today (24 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Driftwoods at 5PM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (24 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	15s
Afternoon (24 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	11s
Evening (24 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	15s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 24						Sunday 25								Monday 26
	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)	2	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 11	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	S 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15
Wave Graph
kJ	169	116	121	167	167	120	120	116	96	104	102	102	102	102	59	59	59	59	58	66	58	54
Wind (km/h)	NNE	SW	WSW	WSW	NNW	NNW	N	NNE	NNE	S	SW	W	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	WNW	W	WNW	NNW	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		8:40AM2.06m				9:24PM1.69m				9:06AM2.19m				10:14PM1.65m				9:38AM2.28m
Low Tide				3:16PM0.40m				2:52AM0.76m				3:58PM0.24m				3:22AM0.85m				4:42PM0.13m


	7:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:13	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	6:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:12	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	23	24	23	20	19	19	19	19	23	24	22	19	18	18	17	17	22	25	23	17	16
Feels °C	16	22	22	21	18	17	17	17	18	22	23	20	18	17	17	15	15	20	22	19	14	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	SSW 14	S 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15
kJ	143	116	117	121	91	90	90	116	96	104	102	102	102	102	59	59	59	59	58	66	58	54
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 15	S 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	WNW 6	WNW 6	WNW 6	NW 10	S 16	WNW 10	WNW 10	SW 15	WNW 10	SW 15	SW 16	SW 16	SSW 13	SSW 12	WNW 13
kJ	169	110	121	167	167	120	120	10	10	11	26	5	19	19	34	9	36	38	38	57	52	35
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 12	S 18	S 18	S 18	NW 11	NW 11	NW 10	S 16	—	S 16	S 16	WNW 10	SW 15	WNW 10	WNW 15	WNW 9	WNW 14	WNW 13	S 12
kJ	28	29	29	11	6	6	6	29	29	27	5	—	5	5	19	35	9	21	8	18	35	26
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	WNW 11	—	WNW 3	WNW 4	WNW 11	WNW 3	WNW 10	W 6	W 10	W 4	WNW 4	WNW 4	WNW 4	WNW 4	WNW 4	W 4	WNW 4	WNW 5	WNW 5
kJ	—	—	—	38	—	6	5	75	1	59	6	73	9	8	4	7	8	15	15	29	56	66
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Rating (10 max)	2	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	8	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	7	0	0	0	0	0	1	7	42	7	0
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	2	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1		1	1
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	2	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	2	3	4	4	3	4	4	4	2	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

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