Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Driftwoods today (21 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Driftwoods at 11PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 17s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Driftwoods. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 273 | 330 | 219 | 219 | 214 | 208 | 201 | 201 | 201 | 203 | 203 | 203 | 203 | 201 | 196 | 186 | 144 | 199 | 153 | 176 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 6:48PM1.84m | 8:43AM1.58m | 7:31PM1.90m | 8:57AM1.66m | 8:11PM1.94m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:02PM1.21m | 2:01AM0.41m | 1:40PM1.09m | 2:28AM0.39m | 2:16PM0.95m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 23 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 273 | 330 | 219 | 219 | 214 | 208 | 201 | 201 | 201 | 203 | 203 | 203 | 60 | 85 | 87 | 70 | 72 | 199 | 153 | 176 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | W 5 | S 11 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 11 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 15 | 14 | 203 | 201 | 196 | 186 | 144 | 142 | 144 | 104 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | S 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | S 12 | W 9 | NW 9 | S 11 | NW 9 | S 11 | WNW 14 | NW 13 | WNW 8 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | S 9 | S 12 | S 11 |
| kJ | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 28 | 14 | 26 | 25 | 37 | 36 | 2 | 26 | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 24 | 20 | 47 | 36 | 30 | 23 | 23 | 15 | 14 | 26 | 29 | 33 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 96 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 111 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 47 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
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