Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Driftwoods today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Driftwoods at 9AM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Driftwoods. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 34°C on Tue afternoon, min 24°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 13 | SW 16 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | WNW 8 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 135 | 133 | 132 | 130 | 93 | 91 | 90 | 89 | 133 | 181 | 225 | 212 | 192 | 189 | 186 | 135 | 126 | 114 | 106 | 102 | 90 | 132 | 114 | 82 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 9:50AM1.54m | 8:34PM2.09m | 10:09AM1.59m | 9:10PM2.11m | 10:30AM1.66m | 9:45PM2.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:15AM0.27m | 2:29PM1.07m | 3:42AM0.25m | 3:05PM0.98m | 4:07AM0.27m | 3:43PM0.89m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 27 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 30 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 24 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 26 | 25 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 29 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 27 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 6 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 12 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | 135 | 28 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 55 | 85 | 89 | 51 | 39 | 225 | 212 | 192 | 189 | 186 | 135 | 126 | 107 | 85 | 87 | 90 | 65 | 62 | 31 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SW 15 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 55 | 133 | 132 | 130 | 93 | 91 | 90 | 89 | 133 | 181 | 52 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 78 | 41 | 62 | 114 | 106 | 102 | 74 | 132 | 114 | 82 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 10 | W 16 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 13 | SW 15 | WNW 4 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSE 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 10 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 10 | 20 | 29 | 89 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 121 | 85 | 55 | 76 | 16 | 75 | 74 | 74 | 49 | 73 | 72 | 55 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 5 |
| kJ | 25 | — | — | — | — | 25 | 46 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 67 | 24 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 44 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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