Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Driftwoods today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Driftwoods at 1AM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Driftwoods. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Wed afternoon, min 22°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | 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 | 149 | 153 | 91 | 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-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 2:22PM1.84m | 4:21AM1.20m | 3:14PM1.80m | 4:21PM1.79m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:00PM0.75m | 7:51AM1.12m | 11:30PM0.69m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 31 | 30 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 25 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | WNW 5 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 149 | 153 | 71 | 108 | 120 | 102 | 97 | 75 | 55 | 164 | 137 | 118 | 50 | 60 | 57 | 58 | 40 | 40 | 42 | 47 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | 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 | 44 | 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 9 | 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 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 45 | 20 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 55 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | — | — |
| kJ | 58 | 62 | 91 | 102 | 94 | 74 | — | — | — | 65 | 42 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 157 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
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