Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Driftwoods today (30 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Driftwoods at 3AM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 29). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (30 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Evening (30 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Driftwoods. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 29 | Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | ||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 248 | 322 | 322 | 318 | 310 | 259 | 252 | 249 | 246 | 242 | 242 | 236 | 233 | 233 | 236 | 180 | 387 | 314 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:40AM1.40m | 12:39PM2.12m | 4:12AM1.45m | 1:50PM1.97m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:29PM0.16m | 6:06AM1.26m | 8:39PM0.23m | 7:33AM1.33m | 9:50PM0.29m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 248 | 322 | 322 | 318 | 310 | 259 | 252 | 249 | 246 | 242 | 242 | 236 | 233 | 233 | 236 | 180 | 387 | 314 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 18 | S 16 |
| kJ | 105 | 69 | 68 | 67 | 67 | 66 | 64 | 59 | 49 | 48 | 37 | 93 | 85 | 83 | 99 | 148 | 98 | 129 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SW 19 | WNW 12 | S 18 | S 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 86 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 38 | 38 | 96 | 14 | 58 | 56 | 82 | 79 | 13 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | S 10 | — | WSW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | 15 | 15 | — | 17 | — | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 129 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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