Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Driftwoods today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Driftwoods at 8AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Driftwoods. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 36°C on Fri afternoon, min 20°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | W 8 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | SSW 17 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 6 | SSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | WNW 8 | WNW 6 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 126 | 121 | 106 | 75 | 132 | 121 | 114 | 118 | 90 | 133 | 172 | 127 | 179 | 180 | 233 | 246 | 312 | 309 | 305 | 302 | 238 | 237 | 261 | 258 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:30AM1.66m | 9:45PM2.07m | 10:51AM1.73m | 10:22PM1.99m | 11:14AM1.81m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:07AM0.27m | 3:43PM0.89m | 4:32AM0.32m | 4:22PM0.81m | 4:56AM0.41m | 5:03PM0.74m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 33 | 36 | 34 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 23 | 21 |
Feels °C | 29 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 32 | 36 | 31 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 19 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | S 11 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 73 | 60 | 60 | 62 | 63 | 121 | 77 | 118 | 90 | 133 | 81 | 43 | 27 | 26 | 233 | 246 | 312 | 309 | 305 | 302 | 206 | 206 | 261 | 258 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | SW 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 9 | S 17 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 126 | 121 | 106 | 50 | 132 | 73 | 114 | 82 | 75 | 50 | 172 | 66 | 67 | 68 | 25 | 95 | 152 | 152 | 150 | 91 | 132 | 127 | 183 | 181 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | S 12 | SW 14 | W 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | S 10 | S 19 | W 10 | S 19 | S 19 | S 9 | W 9 | W 10 | WNW 9 | W 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 75 | 75 | 74 | 75 | 54 | 22 | 73 | 95 | 65 | 75 | 48 | 117 | 32 | 66 | 64 | 13 | 26 | 16 | 29 | 30 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 79 | 25 | 15 | — | — | — | 127 | 179 | 180 | 175 | 122 | 93 | 102 | 143 | 151 | 238 | 237 | 255 | 181 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 257 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 42 | 8 | 7 |
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