Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Driftwoods today (24 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Driftwoods at 8PM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 24). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (24 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Driftwoods. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 121 | 167 | 167 | 120 | 120 | 116 | 96 | 104 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 58 | 66 | 58 | 54 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:24PM1.69m | 9:06AM2.19m | 10:14PM1.65m | 9:38AM2.28m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:16PM0.40m | 2:52AM0.76m | 3:58PM0.24m | 3:22AM0.85m | 4:42PM0.13m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 117 | 121 | 121 | 90 | 120 | 116 | 96 | 104 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 58 | 66 | 58 | 54 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | W 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 15 | WNW 10 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | 121 | 167 | 167 | 120 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 26 | 25 | 19 | 19 | 34 | 9 | 36 | 38 | 38 | 57 | 52 | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 18 | S 18 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | WNW 10 | SW 15 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | S 12 |
| kJ | 29 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 45 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 35 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 18 | 35 | 26 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 11 | WNW 3 | — | WNW 3 | WNW 11 | WNW 3 | — | W 6 | W 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | — | 101 | 4 | — | 5 | 75 | 2 | — | 6 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 29 | 50 | 49 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 42 | 0 | 0 |
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