Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Driftwoods today (05 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Driftwoods at 2PM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Driftwoods. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 20°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 242 | 242 | 239 | 201 | 294 | 201 | 198 | 279 | 327 | 308 | 372 | 361 | 355 | 339 | 269 | 314 | 445 | 420 | 395 | 377 | 389 | 380 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:35AM1.36m | 5:08PM2.02m | 8:08AM1.47m | 6:21PM2.11m | 8:37AM1.57m | 7:22PM2.19m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:25AM1.29m | 1:04AM0.26m | 12:07PM1.22m | 1:52AM0.16m | 1:16PM1.09m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:17 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 21 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSW 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 242 | 242 | 239 | 201 | 294 | 181 | 198 | 279 | 327 | 308 | 372 | 361 | 355 | 339 | 269 | 314 | 445 | 420 | 395 | 377 | 389 | 380 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSE 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 93 | 152 | 145 | 192 | 187 | 201 | 196 | 198 | 144 | 144 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 144 | 123 | 37 | 38 | 27 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SW 11 | SSE 16 | SW 10 | WNW 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 19 | SW 19 | W 14 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 109 | 70 | 46 | 45 | 39 | 38 | 18 | 85 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | — | — | WNW 10 | — | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | W 7 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 |
| kJ | 42 | — | — | 41 | — | 5 | 11 | 11 | 17 | — | — | — | 18 | 24 | 19 | 29 | — | — | — | 24 | 23 | 16 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 157 | 318 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 141 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
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