Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Driftwoods today (14 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Driftwoods at 3AM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Driftwoods. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 217 | 248 | 242 | 310 | 348 | 344 | 339 | 335 | 326 | 259 | 259 | 154 | 256 | 252 | 228 | 246 | 246 | 242 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | off | off |
High Tide | 1:07AM1.39m | 11:37AM1.97m | 2:28AM1.32m | 12:12PM1.87m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:28PM0.39m | 5:13AM1.16m | 7:19PM0.47m | 5:29AM1.25m | 8:22PM0.55m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | WNW 5 | SW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 217 | 25 | 242 | 310 | 348 | 344 | 339 | 335 | 326 | 259 | 259 | 154 | 256 | 252 | 228 | 246 | 246 | 242 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 15 | SW 16 | WNW 5 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | 158 | 248 | 23 | 118 | 138 | 138 | 136 | 73 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 71 | 101 | 98 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | S 23 | SW 22 | SSW 22 |
| kJ | 129 | 127 | 125 | 18 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 91 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | NW 3 |
| kJ | 40 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 5 | 10 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 42 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
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