Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Driftwoods today (19 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Driftwoods at 1PM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (19 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Evening (19 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Driftwoods. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | 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 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 314 | 318 | 256 | 265 | 217 | 220 | 215 | 217 | 196 | 188 | 186 | 186 | 183 | 183 | 183 | 180 | 207 | 201 | 195 | 207 | 165 | 165 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:22AM1.53m | 5:04PM1.62m | 7:32AM1.61m | 6:08PM1.65m | 7:44AM1.70m | 7:00PM1.68m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:56AM1.32m | 00:28AM0.55m | 12:46PM1.17m | 1:00AM0.54m | 1:25PM1.00m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 |
Temp °C | 21 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 20 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 15 | WNW 12 | SSW 16 | 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 |
| kJ | 265 | 246 | 217 | 207 | 123 | 220 | 215 | 217 | 196 | 188 | 186 | 186 | 183 | 183 | 183 | 180 | 207 | 201 | 195 | 207 | 165 | 165 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | S 15 | NW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 314 | 318 | 256 | 178 | 217 | 123 | 91 | 88 | 70 | 47 | 68 | 66 | 65 | 104 | 104 | 133 | 154 | 145 | 140 | 98 | 97 | 95 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | WNW 18 | S 16 | WNW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 15 | WNW 4 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | WNW 11 | S 15 | S 16 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSE 15 |
| kJ | 55 | 30 | 134 | 26 | 176 | 176 | 122 | 75 | 10 | 106 | 106 | 67 | 67 | 37 | 104 | 118 | 22 | 47 | 46 | 57 | 94 | 71 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | WNW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | E 3 | — |
| kJ | 29 | 171 | 163 | 265 | 24 | 23 | 15 | 10 | — | — | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 18 | 10 | 3 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 157 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 46 | 59 | 38 |
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