Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Driftwoods today (05 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Driftwoods at 7AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (05 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (05 Nov) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Driftwoods. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Fri morning, min 18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 5 | Friday 6 | Saturday 7 | Sun 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 554 | 461 | 169 | 162 | 129 | 129 | 154 | 152 | 193 | 261 | 312 | 312 | 452 | 452 | 452 | 973 | 915 | 724 | 724 | 612 | 596 | 596 | 566 | 443 | 437 | 431 | 384 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 6:46AM2.02m | 7:12PM1.65m | 7:13AM2.10m | 8:04PM1.62m | 7:39AM2.15m | 8:52PM1.59m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:17AM0.58m | 1:16PM0.56m | 00:52AM0.70m | 1:57PM0.40m | 1:23AM0.82m | 2:35PM0.28m | 1:53AM0.93m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | 5:00 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 |
| kJ | 554 | 461 | 126 | 162 | 129 | 129 | 154 | 125 | 96 | 89 | 312 | 312 | 452 | 452 | 452 | 973 | 915 | 724 | 724 | 612 | 596 | 596 | 566 | 443 | 437 | 431 | 384 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 13 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 78 | 78 | 169 | 82 | 55 | 55 | 45 | 152 | 193 | 261 | 63 | 60 | 286 | 390 | 377 | 71 | 87 | 97 | 113 | 120 | 78 | 120 | 76 | 116 | 115 | 113 | 107 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | S 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 21 | WNW 20 | WNW 19 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 19 | S 9 | SSW 14 | W 16 | W 20 | WNW 19 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 17 | S 8 |
| kJ | 31 | 25 | 78 | 78 | 76 | 71 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 86 | 149 | 233 | 34 | 38 | 41 | 34 | 2 | 41 | 5 | 30 | 35 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 59 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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