Driftwoods 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.44° N 119.93° W

Issued: 4 am 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Driftwoods sea temperature is

21.5°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 (20 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Driftwoods at 8AM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 20). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (20 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	15s
Afternoon (20 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	14s
Evening (20 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 20								Wednesday 21								Thursday 22
	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
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	0	1	1	2	1	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	1	1	2	2	1	0	0	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 14
Wave Graph
kJ	215	217	196	188	186	186	183	183	183	180	207	201	195	207	158	165	191	201	191	149	142	138	136	136
Wind (km/h)	NNW	N	E	SSE	S	SSW	S	ESE	SE	SSE	ESE	ENE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	NE	ENE	SSW	WSW	W	NW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	on	glassy	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	glassy	glassy	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			7:32AM1.61m				6:08PM1.65m				7:44AM1.70m				7:00PM1.68m				7:59AM1.81m				7:49PM1.70m
Low Tide	00:28AM0.55m				12:46PM1.17m				1:00AM0.54m				1:25PM1.00m				1:28AM0.56m					2:01PM0.81m


	—	7:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:09	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	9	—	1	8	6	2	2	1	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	18	19	23	23	21	17	17	17	17	16	17	21	19	17	17	16	16	16	19	20	19	17	16
Feels °C	18	17	18	22	22	21	18	18	18	17	14	15	18	17	15	16	16	17	16	18	18	17	15	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	S 14	W 11	S 14	S 14
kJ	215	217	196	188	186	186	183	183	183	180	207	201	195	207	158	165	191	201	191	149	142	92	136	136
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	S 15	WNW 15	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 12	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 12	WNW 12	W 12	W 12	W 12	S 14	W 5	S 18
kJ	91	88	70	47	68	66	45	104	142	133	154	145	138	98	70	69	78	78	70	70	99	138	18	99
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 16	SSE 15	W 4	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 15	WNW 10	S 15	S 16	S 17	S 16	S 16	SW 19	SSE 15	SSE 15	S 14	SSE 14	S 14	SW 18	S 18	S 18	S 18	WNW 11
kJ	122	75	9	106	106	67	67	37	104	118	22	47	46	57	42	71	66	66	60	79	101	101	99	22
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 5	WNW 4	WNW 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 3	E 3	ESE 4	ESE 3	SE 3	—	—	—	—	WSW 4	—	W 11	W 7
kJ	17	14	12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	7	10	8	6	—	—	—	—	3	—	38	57
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	4	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	0	0	0	38	318	257	0	5	5	5	5	0	65	65	38	5	5	0	0	49	8	7	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3			3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	2	2	3	2	1	2	3	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	3	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	2	2
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