Driftwoods Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.44° N 119.93° W

Driftwoods 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Driftwoods sea temperature is
20.8° C
3.9° 

Driftwoods surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Driftwoods today (28 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Driftwoods at 11AM is: 0.8m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)17s
Afternoon (28 Jul)3ft (0.9m)17s
Evening (28 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)17s

Table - waves today at Driftwoods. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 19°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
0
2
3
3
2
2
3
1
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
17
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
0.9
SW
17
0.9
SSW
17
0.7
SW
17
0.8
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SSE
16
0.7
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
15
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSE
15
0.7
SSE
15
0.7
SSE
15
0.7
SSE
14
0.7
SSE
14
0.7
SSE
14
0.6
SSW
15
0.7
SSE
15
0.5
S
15
0.7
SSE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
377
475
358
358
434
469
288
351
343
268
346
206
318
226
225
225
225
210
213
198
146
246
121
218
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
WNW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NE
5
ESE
5
S
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
WNW
5
N
0
ESE
5
E
5
SSE
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
NNE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
10:56AM1.49m
9:29PM2.17m
11:22AM1.52m
10:03PM2.15m
11:48AM1.56m
10:37PM2.09m
Low Tide
4:18AM0.20m
3:16PM1.11m
4:48AM0.19m
3:54PM1.07m
5:16AM0.22m
4:33PM1.04m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:07
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:04
8:04
8:02
 mm
Temp °C
22
21
23
27
28
29
25
22
21
20
22
26
27
27
24
22
21
19
23
28
28
29
26
23
Feels °C
22
20
23
27
27
28
24
21
20
20
22
26
27
27
24
22
21
19
23
28
28
28
26
23
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