Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Driftwoods today (22 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Driftwoods at 9PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.8m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Driftwoods. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 35°C on Thu afternoon, min 21°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | WNW 6 | SSW 14 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | SSE 13 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | SW 24 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | SW 24 | SW 23 | SSW 22 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 215 | 215 | 276 | 215 | 239 | 188 | 141 | 137 | 135 | 245 | 255 | 245 | 189 | 178 | 273 | 368 | 368 | 141 | 140 | 186 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 5:17PM1.89m | 8:06AM1.27m | 6:06PM1.92m | 9:02AM1.34m | 6:53PM1.97m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:11AM0.58m | 11:12AM1.20m | 1:59AM0.47m | 12:20PM1.24m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 33 | 31 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 26 | 32 | 35 | 33 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 27 | 25 |
Feels °C | 28 | 25 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 26 | 30 | 33 | 31 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 27 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 215 | 215 | 276 | 183 | 138 | 136 | 141 | 137 | 123 | 110 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 176 | 151 | 121 | 127 | 118 | 109 | 72 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 19 | S 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 23 | SSW 22 |
| kJ | 23 | 19 | 15 | 103 | 116 | 111 | 111 | 104 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 68 | 123 | 119 | 165 | 119 | 116 | 140 | 186 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SW 20 | S 8 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 26 | SW 26 | SW 26 | SSW 26 | SSW 13 | SW 24 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | SW 24 | WSW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 15 | 15 | 5 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 105 | 105 | 105 | 65 | 68 | 273 | 368 | 368 | 141 | 26 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | — | WNW 8 | — | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | 133 | 188 | 193 | 215 | 239 | 188 | 139 | 115 | 135 | 245 | 255 | 245 | 189 | 178 | — | 113 | — | 110 | 136 | 86 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 84 | 84 | 28 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 84 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 156 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
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