Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Driftwoods today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Driftwoods at 12PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Driftwoods. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 34°C on Thu afternoon, min 23°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | SSW 14 | WNW 6 | SSE 13 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | SW 24 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | SW 24 | SW 23 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SSW 21 | SW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 176 | 142 | 141 | 137 | 139 | 220 | 255 | 245 | 189 | 173 | 273 | 368 | 368 | 141 | 140 | 233 | 467 | 584 | 467 | 404 | 302 | 288 | 388 | 388 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:06AM1.27m | 6:06PM1.92m | 9:02AM1.34m | 6:53PM1.97m | 9:37AM1.39m | 7:36PM2.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:11AM0.58m | 11:12AM1.20m | 1:59AM0.47m | 12:20PM1.24m | 2:39AM0.37m | 1:15PM1.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 25 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 28 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 28 | 26 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 25 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 24 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 28 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 26 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 21 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 |
| kJ | 138 | 136 | 141 | 137 | 123 | 110 | 76 | 77 | 80 | 172 | 147 | 118 | 115 | 116 | 109 | 103 | 467 | 108 | 104 | 107 | 101 | 288 | 388 | 388 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 24 | SW 23 | SW 22 | S 12 | SSW 21 | SW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 116 | 111 | 111 | 104 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 68 | 123 | 119 | 165 | 119 | 141 | 140 | 233 | 67 | 584 | 467 | 404 | 302 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 26 | SW 26 | SW 26 | SSW 26 | SSW 13 | SW 24 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | S 24 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 58 | 57 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 105 | 105 | 105 | 65 | 68 | 273 | 368 | 368 | 44 | 26 | 10 | 10 | 65 | 43 | 44 | 44 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | W 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | W 8 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | 176 | 142 | 117 | 95 | 139 | 220 | 255 | 245 | 189 | 173 | 145 | 113 | — | 112 | 92 | 90 | 86 | 111 | — | — | — | 121 | 109 | 128 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 42 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 156 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
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