Driftwoods Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.44° N 119.93° W

Driftwoods 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Driftwoods sea temperature is
20.1° C
3.3° 

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 (22 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 6s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Driftwoods at 4PM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.7m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Afternoon (22 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Evening (22 Jul)6ft (1.9m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 35°C on Thu afternoon, min 21°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
3
2
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
1.7
WNW
6
1.9
WNW
6
1.8
WNW
6
1.8
WNW
6
1.6
WNW
6
1.4
WNW
6
0.6
SSE
13
1.4
WNW
6
1.7
WNW
6
1.8
WNW
6
1.7
WNW
6
1.5
WNW
7
1.3
WNW
7
0.5
SW
24
0.6
SSW
24
0.6
SSW
24
0.4
SW
24
0.4
SW
23
0.4
SSW
22
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
228
218
215
215
276
215
239
197
151
137
139
220
255
253
198
172
273
368
368
141
140
186
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
20
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WNW
20
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
WNW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
NW
5
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
6:26AM1.22m
5:17PM1.89m
8:06AM1.27m
6:06PM1.92m
9:02AM1.34m
6:53PM1.97m
Low Tide
10:07AM1.11m
1:11AM0.58m
11:12AM1.20m
1:59AM0.47m
12:20PM1.24m
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>
6:01
6:03
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:08
8:07
8:07
 mm
Temp °C
24
31
33
31
24
21
22
22
26
32
35
34
26
25
26
25
27
31
32
32
28
25
Feels °C
24
28
28
25
19
18
19
20
25
30
33
32
24
24
26
25
27
31
32
32
27
25
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