Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Driftwoods today (13 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Driftwoods at 7AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (13 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (13 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Driftwoods. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | SSW 20 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 96 | 92 | 91 | 162 | 221 | 352 | 476 | 284 | 380 | 307 | 260 | 232 | 158 | 158 | 166 | 162 | 154 | 162 | 206 | 169 | 123 | 92 | 75 | 70 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 11:21PM1.79m | 11:30AM2.01m | 00:10AM1.60m | 11:59AM1.98m | 1:05AM1.43m | 12:31PM1.92m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:14AM0.65m | 6:05PM0.52m | 5:39AM0.83m | 6:55PM0.55m | 6:02AM0.99m | 7:53PM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 23 | 27 | 30 | 27 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 18 | 19 | 22 | 26 | 28 | 23 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 7 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 96 | 92 | 91 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 307 | 260 | 232 | 158 | 158 | 166 | 162 | 154 | 162 | 206 | 169 | 123 | 92 | 70 | 70 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 14 | WSW 11 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 29 | 29 | 64 | 12 | 59 | 58 | 59 | 57 | 56 | 27 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 107 | 77 | 77 | 75 | 100 | 67 | 65 | 64 | 62 | 39 | 39 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | WNW 9 | SW 19 | S 8 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | S 9 | S 8 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 3 | SSW 20 | S 19 |
| kJ | 8 | 7 | 28 | 58 | 5 | 10 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 50 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 1 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 75 | 29 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | — | — | SE 3 | SE 3 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 62 | 64 | 72 | 162 | 221 | 352 | 476 | 284 | 380 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 119 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 84 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 47 | 47 | 157 |
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