Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Driftwoods today (26 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 19s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Driftwoods at 4PM is: 0.7m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 19s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Driftwoods. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Sun afternoon, min 21°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 480 | 384 | 372 | 327 | 399 | 399 | 399 | 399 | 404 | 559 | 431 | 325 | 347 | 351 | 377 | 386 | 358 | 358 | 358 | 377 | 288 | 271 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 10:04AM1.43m | 8:16PM2.10m | 10:30AM1.46m | 8:53PM2.15m | 10:56AM1.49m | 9:29PM2.17m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:00PM1.20m | 3:47AM0.23m | 2:39PM1.15m | 4:18AM0.20m | 3:16PM1.11m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 26 | 23 |
Feels °C | 24 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 24 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 25 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | SW 19 | SW 19 | WNW 6 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 17 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 79 | 384 | 372 | 125 | 399 | 399 | 162 | 172 | 133 | 133 | 431 | 325 | 347 | 351 | 131 | 180 | 151 | 144 | 118 | 144 | 288 | 96 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SW 18 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSE 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 480 | 23 | 26 | 327 | 12 | 12 | 399 | 399 | 404 | 559 | 14 | 129 | 14 | 6 | 377 | 386 | 358 | 358 | 358 | 377 | 149 | 271 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 20 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SSE 16 | SSW 19 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | 24 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 37 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 99 | 98 | 98 | 104 | 120 | 160 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | — | 104 | 120 | — | 186 | 166 | 154 | 166 | — | — | 123 | 163 | 149 | 144 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | 181 | 53 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 157 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
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