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) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 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 3PM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 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 30°C on Wed afternoon, min 21°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 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 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 174 | 186 | 191 | 164 | 137 | 118 | 110 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 120 | 120 | 118 | 118 | 115 | 75 | 70 | 59 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 58 |
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 | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:14PM1.80m | 4:21PM1.79m | 8:37AM1.33m | 5:31PM1.81m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:51AM1.12m | 11:30PM0.69m | 00:43AM0.59m | 10:39AM1.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 24 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 24 |
Feels °C | 25 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 5 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 174 | 186 | 191 | 164 | 137 | 118 | 110 | 51 | 47 | 54 | 55 | 120 | 118 | 118 | 51 | 31 | 38 | 38 | 35 | 58 | 58 | 58 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | S 16 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 21 | 20 | 18 | 43 | 35 | 33 | 31 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 120 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 115 | 75 | 70 | 59 | 58 | 40 | 40 | 39 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SW 20 | S 9 | WNW 14 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | SW 19 | SW 20 | S 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 |
| kJ | 15 | 16 | 1 | 18 | 45 | 20 | 20 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 46 | 14 | 15 | 2 | 46 | 46 | 47 | 40 | 40 | 30 | 29 | 29 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | 86 | 69 | 69 | 43 | 60 | 56 | 48 | — | — | — | — | 54 | 60 | 50 | 37 | — | — | — | 27 | 47 | 51 | 55 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 157 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
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