Driftwoods Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.44° N 119.93° W

Driftwoods 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Driftwoods sea temperature is
21.1° C
3.9° 

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 (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Driftwoods at 2PM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Afternoon (16 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Evening (16 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Mon afternoon, min 20°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
16
0.9
WNW
8
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
1.1
WNW
7
1.4
WNW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
251
212
199
191
188
188
188
188
188
188
186
186
138
138
140
181
166
101
149
153
140
110
Wind (km/h)
0
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
NW
10
NW
Wind State
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:03PM1.89m
1:15AM1.53m
1:40PM1.88m
2:25AM1.33m
2:22PM1.84m
Low Tide
6:34AM0.58m
7:27PM0.75m
7:02AM0.78m
8:36PM0.76m
7:28AM0.97m
10:00PM0.75m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:20
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:45
7:45
7:44
 mm
Temp °C
20
25
25
27
23
20
20
20
22
29
30
31
25
22
23
23
25
31
31
30
26
24
Feels °C
21
25
24
26
22
19
19
19
22
28
28
29
23
20
22
23
24
30
30
29
25
23
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