Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Driftwoods today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Driftwoods at 4PM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Driftwoods. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 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 | 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 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | S 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 11 | SW 18 | WNW 5 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 326 | 314 | 222 | 218 | 215 | 236 | 183 | 163 | 136 | 134 | 111 | 105 | 102 | 81 | 74 | 69 | 68 | 68 | 59 | 49 | 64 | 49 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:39AM1.87m | 11:45PM1.70m | 12:07PM1.93m | 00:36AM1.51m | 12:42PM1.96m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:19AM0.53m | 5:49PM0.69m | 5:43AM0.68m | 6:42PM0.65m | 6:08AM0.82m | 7:45PM0.63m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 19 | 16 |
Feels °C | 23 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 17 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSW 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | S 11 | SSW 13 | SSE 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 326 | 314 | 222 | 218 | 215 | 236 | 183 | 163 | 136 | 134 | 90 | 85 | 102 | 81 | 74 | 62 | 68 | 39 | 59 | 37 | 37 | 35 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | W 12 | S 9 | SW 21 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSE 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 11 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 28 | 32 | 27 | 26 | 41 | 111 | 105 | 82 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 40 | 68 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 43 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | W 20 | S 9 | W 12 | SW 21 | W 21 | W 11 | W 11 | SSE 14 | SSE 10 | SW 19 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 6 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 40 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 49 | 49 | 49 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | W 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | 139 | 167 | 143 | 139 | 146 | 104 | 73 | 62 | 56 | 44 | 42 | 53 | 58 | 46 | 39 | 30 | 22 | 16 | 13 | 37 | 64 | 46 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 8 | 8 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 318 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 318 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
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