Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Driftwoods today (08 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Driftwoods at 8AM is: 0.7m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (08 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (08 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Driftwoods. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 276 | 352 | 302 | 343 | 334 | 286 | 401 | 316 | 188 | 360 | 321 | 259 | 211 | 287 | 275 | 249 | 211 | 216 | 216 | 173 | 174 | 169 | 188 | 167 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 4:39AM1.25m | 4:52PM1.97m | 6:32AM1.23m | 5:42PM2.10m | 8:00AM1.30m | 6:35PM2.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:15PM0.85m | 9:41AM0.91m | 00:27AM0.62m | 10:37AM1.03m | 1:26AM0.38m | 11:44AM1.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 22 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 24 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 20 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 21 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 23 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | WNW 6 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 276 | 161 | 302 | 343 | 334 | 232 | 298 | 173 | 188 | 360 | 321 | 259 | 211 | 287 | 275 | 249 | 211 | 216 | 216 | 173 | 140 | 129 | 103 | 101 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SSW 18 | S 16 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 9 | S 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 54 | 352 | 48 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 2 | 93 | 175 | 177 | 175 | 173 | 169 | 169 | 166 | 166 | 121 | 119 | 121 | 118 | 174 | 169 | 188 | 167 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | SW 15 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 18 | S 18 |
| kJ | 12 | 54 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 91 | 86 | 82 | 80 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 77 | 72 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | — | — |
| kJ | 175 | 176 | 163 | 202 | 256 | 286 | 401 | 316 | 97 | 292 | — | — | — | — | — | 233 | 165 | — | — | — | — | 88 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 84 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 157 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 157 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
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