Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Driftwoods today (11 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Driftwoods at 10AM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (11 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Evening (11 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Driftwoods. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSW 15 | 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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 167 | 167 | 169 | 172 | 144 | 118 | 111 | 107 | 152 | 160 | 163 | 163 | 134 | 136 | 136 | 113 | 104 | 141 | 139 | 139 | 139 | 141 | 143 | 96 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 9:03AM1.38m | 7:29PM2.37m | 9:53AM1.46m | 8:23PM2.47m | 10:38AM1.52m | 9:15PM2.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:19AM0.16m | 12:52PM1.13m | 3:08AM-0.01m | 1:54PM1.11m | 3:56AM-0.12m | 2:53PM1.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 18 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | SSW 15 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 101 | 77 | 72 | 172 | 48 | 47 | 111 | 107 | 152 | 160 | 163 | 163 | 134 | 136 | 136 | 113 | 104 | 141 | 139 | 139 | 139 | 141 | 143 | 96 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | S 15 | S 15 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 9 | NW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 167 | 167 | 169 | 49 | 144 | 118 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 67 | 68 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 23 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 59 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 9 | S 20 | S 19 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 15 | W 17 | W 18 | S 16 | NW 9 | W 4 | W 4 | W 16 | W 16 | SW 19 | SW 19 | W 14 |
| kJ | 6 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 45 | 21 | 21 | 47 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 67 | 6 | 6 | 75 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 20 | 59 | 59 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 2 | SE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | 42 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 46 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 68 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 214 | 47 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 0 |
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