Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Driftwoods today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Driftwoods at 11AM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Driftwoods. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Wed afternoon, min 23°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 6 | SSW 14 | WNW 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 140 | 181 | 166 | 80 | 149 | 153 | 98 | 108 | 120 | 169 | 174 | 186 | 191 | 164 | 137 | 118 | 110 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 120 | 120 | 118 | 118 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 2:25AM1.33m | 2:22PM1.84m | 4:21AM1.20m | 3:14PM1.80m | 4:21PM1.79m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:28AM0.97m | 10:00PM0.75m | 7:51AM1.12m | 11:30PM0.69m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 23 | 25 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 21 | 22 | 25 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | WNW 5 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 140 | 181 | 166 | 44 | 149 | 153 | 71 | 108 | 120 | 96 | 99 | 77 | 75 | 164 | 137 | 118 | 50 | 67 | 75 | 60 | 58 | 41 | 43 | 55 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | S 16 | S 16 | WNW 8 | SW 13 | SSW 17 | NW 15 | NW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | S 16 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 46 | 80 | 20 | 44 | 57 | 8 | 9 | 169 | 174 | 186 | 191 | 43 | 35 | 33 | 110 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 120 | 120 | 118 | 118 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 16 | SW 13 | S 9 | W 14 | S 9 | SW 19 | NW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | S 16 | S 16 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 67 | 44 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 45 | 20 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 55 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 66 | 69 | 65 | 69 | 48 | 74 | 98 | 115 | 94 | — | — | — | — | 71 | 56 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 47 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 157 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
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