Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Driftwoods today (14 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Driftwoods at 11AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (14 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (14 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Driftwoods. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | SSW 20 | WNW 8 | W 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 17 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 256 | 238 | 211 | 202 | 158 | 158 | 164 | 162 | 154 | 158 | 169 | 166 | 123 | 94 | 75 | 68 | 64 | 64 | 90 | 88 | 90 | 63 | 52 | 61 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 00:10AM1.60m | 11:59AM1.98m | 1:05AM1.43m | 12:31PM1.92m | 2:21AM1.29m | 1:08PM1.84m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:39AM0.83m | 6:55PM0.55m | 6:02AM0.99m | 7:53PM0.61m | 6:19AM1.13m | 9:08PM0.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 21 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 256 | 238 | 211 | 202 | 158 | 158 | 154 | 162 | 154 | 158 | 169 | 166 | 123 | 94 | 70 | 68 | 64 | 48 | 46 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 44 | 27 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 107 | 77 | 77 | 75 | 101 | 67 | 65 | 64 | 62 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 64 | 90 | 88 | 90 | 63 | 33 | 61 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 3 | SSW 20 | S 19 | S 19 | SSE 8 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 |
| kJ | 56 | 50 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 1 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 75 | 29 | 29 | 7 | 56 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 52 | 46 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | — | WNW 9 | — | ESE 2 | SE 3 | SE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | — |
| kJ | 254 | — | — | — | — | 141 | 164 | — | 119 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 37 | — | — | 10 | 10 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 154 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 38 | 156 | 157 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 46 | 157 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
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