Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Driftwoods today (10 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Driftwoods at 11AM is: 0.7m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 17s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Driftwoods. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 34°C on Thu afternoon, min 19°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 195 | 235 | 295 | 295 | 291 | 261 | 251 | 251 | 251 | 251 | 248 | 196 | 183 | 146 | 144 | 171 | 171 | 142 | 140 | 102 | 102 | 146 | 233 | 99 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:04AM1.88m | 9:50PM2.10m | 10:33AM1.95m | 10:35PM1.96m | 11:01AM2.00m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:45AM0.19m | 3:47PM0.66m | 4:17AM0.32m | 4:32PM0.57m | 4:46AM0.47m | 5:18PM0.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:10 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 28 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SW 17 | WNW 5 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 5 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | WNW 7 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 195 | 235 | 33 | 295 | 291 | 261 | 251 | 251 | 251 | 66 | 55 | 31 | 27 | 146 | 144 | 171 | 171 | 142 | 140 | 77 | 102 | 102 | 100 | 99 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 17 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 13 | 12 | 295 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 251 | 248 | 196 | 183 | 51 | 50 | 43 | 42 | 71 | 38 | 102 | 59 | 59 | 34 | 30 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 10 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | WNW 12 | S 11 | W 18 | W 18 | WSW 16 | WNW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WSW 13 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 |
| kJ | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 23 | 11 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 25 | 24 | 53 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 35 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | — | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | 29 | 32 | — | — | — | 37 | 83 | 74 | 64 | 101 | 63 | — | 38 | 62 | 100 | 73 | 73 | 60 | 69 | 88 | 56 | 146 | 233 | 184 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 155 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 149 | 8 | 42 | 7 | 0 |
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