Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Driftwoods today (03 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Driftwoods at 8PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (03 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (03 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Driftwoods. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 20°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 12 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | SW 16 | SSW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 110 | 86 | 110 | 41 | 118 | 81 | 38 | 28 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 102 | 99 | 78 | 78 | 51 | 32 | 31 | 67 | 96 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 1:39PM1.79m | 1:30AM1.44m | 2:17PM1.85m | 2:54AM1.26m | 3:07PM1.92m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:01PM0.90m | 7:23AM0.79m | 9:22PM0.82m | 7:54AM0.94m | 10:54PM0.69m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 22 | 23 |
Feels °C | 26 | 26 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 21 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 12 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | NW 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | W 4 | W 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 110 | 86 | 25 | 34 | 118 | 26 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 29 | 31 | 102 | 99 | 78 | 9 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 67 | 96 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | SSW 12 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 9 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 44 | 42 | 41 | 39 | 37 | 35 | 33 | 21 | 29 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 78 | 51 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SSW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 6 | W 16 | SW 11 | WNW 8 | SSW 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | S 21 | S 9 |
| kJ | 41 | 41 | 9 | 41 | 40 | 37 | 38 | 28 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | — | WNW 9 | W 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 10 | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | 75 | — | 110 | 25 | 15 | 81 | — | — | 18 | 25 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 25 | 28 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 303 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 8 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 303 | 90 | 7 | 0 |
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