Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Driftwoods today (30 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Driftwoods at 4PM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (30 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Evening (30 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Driftwoods. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 310 | 259 | 252 | 249 | 246 | 242 | 242 | 236 | 233 | 233 | 236 | 180 | 387 | 314 | 314 | 314 | 429 | 408 | 318 | 242 | 246 | 305 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:39PM2.12m | 4:12AM1.45m | 1:50PM1.97m | 5:22AM1.55m | 3:18PM1.84m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:06AM1.26m | 8:39PM0.23m | 7:33AM1.33m | 9:50PM0.29m | 9:36AM1.32m | 10:56PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | 310 | 259 | 252 | 249 | 246 | 242 | 242 | 236 | 233 | 233 | 236 | 180 | 387 | 314 | 314 | 314 | 429 | 408 | 318 | 242 | 246 | 42 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | NW 14 | WNW 11 | S 18 | SW 18 | S 18 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 67 | 66 | 64 | 59 | 57 | 48 | 48 | 93 | 85 | 83 | 99 | 148 | 98 | 129 | 78 | 127 | 7 | 12 | 56 | 80 | 57 | 305 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SW 19 | W 4 | S 18 | SE 3 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | S 19 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 14 | SSW 18 | S 18 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 38 | 38 | 96 | 3 | 58 | 2 | 82 | 79 | 13 | 12 | 64 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 31 | 98 | 18 | 35 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 5 | SE 9 | — | — | — | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | ESE 3 | — | SW 3 | — | — | SSW 7 | — | W 7 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 5 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | 11 | 11 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 5 | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 63 | 56 | 64 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 65 | 5 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 305 | 318 | 7 | 0 |
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