Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Driftwoods today (09 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Driftwoods at 9AM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (09 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (09 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Driftwoods. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 26°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SW 18 | WNW 11 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | WNW 6 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | W 11 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 314 | 306 | 239 | 201 | 199 | 196 | 191 | 188 | 186 | 188 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 142 | 152 | 359 | 246 | 226 | 331 | 587 | 391 | 337 | 281 | 260 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 9:20AM2.05m | 9:47PM1.82m | 9:46AM2.10m | 10:33PM1.72m | 10:12AM2.12m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:05AM0.50m | 3:41PM0.44m | 3:34AM0.64m | 4:22PM0.35m | 4:01AM0.78m | 5:02PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 22 | 21 | 21 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | WNW 5 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | 314 | 306 | 239 | 201 | 199 | 196 | 191 | 188 | 186 | 186 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 142 | 39 | 309 | 246 | 226 | 173 | 171 | 206 | 337 | 281 | 238 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | S 18 | WNW 11 | S 17 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 99 | 92 | 89 | 87 | 84 | 82 | 81 | 79 | 50 | 48 | 46 | 56 | 68 | 67 | 66 | 152 | 75 | 90 | 70 | 61 | 86 | 171 | 203 | 258 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | SW 20 | WNW 13 | SSW 19 | WNW 13 | S 19 | WNW 12 | S 9 | SSW 18 | S 18 | SW 18 | SSW 10 | S 18 | SSW 10 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 10 | S 10 | WNW 21 |
| kJ | 37 | 118 | 115 | 125 | 69 | 97 | 67 | 148 | 64 | 188 | 58 | 27 | 121 | 98 | 152 | 31 | 96 | 18 | 85 | 83 | 127 | 76 | 69 | 260 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | — | W 5 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 13 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | — | WNW 11 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 44 | — | 5 | 2 | 1 | 137 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 19 | — | 359 | 111 | 208 | 331 | 587 | 391 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 318 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 42 | 440 | 338 | 17 | 0 |
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