Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Driftwoods today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Driftwoods at 9AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 17s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Driftwoods. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 19 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 189 | 131 | 118 | 104 | 101 | 97 | 95 | 96 | 96 | 190 | 149 | 194 | 155 | 159 | 144 | 142 | 142 | 138 | 129 | 238 | 241 | 238 | 184 | 180 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 11:46PM2.18m | 1:27PM1.75m | 00:38AM1.94m | 2:10PM1.80m | 1:34AM1.67m | 2:53PM1.83m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:48AM0.15m | 6:48PM0.96m | 7:27AM0.35m | 7:58PM0.95m | 8:04AM0.57m | 9:18PM0.91m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 22 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 23 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 23 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 16 | W 5 | W 5 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 189 | 131 | 118 | 94 | 92 | 90 | 67 | 65 | 62 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 30 | 26 | 24 | 142 | 12 | 12 | 129 | 238 | 241 | 152 | 184 | 180 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | W 5 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | S 10 | S 11 | S 12 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 127 | 130 | 94 | 104 | 101 | 97 | 95 | 96 | 96 | 190 | 148 | 194 | 155 | 144 | 144 | 12 | 142 | 138 | 55 | 64 | 104 | 238 | 179 | 161 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 18 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | SW 18 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | W 6 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 |
| kJ | 33 | 54 | 108 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 74 | 75 | 77 | 153 | 149 | 146 | 146 | 159 | 25 | 40 | 39 | 37 | 20 | 135 | 78 | 91 | 89 | 75 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 29 | 26 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 38 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 47 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 156 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 7 | 0 |
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