
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Driftwoods today (06 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 20s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Driftwoods at 7AM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 21s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 06). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (06 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (06 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 20s |
Table - waves today at Driftwoods. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 8 | SSW 16 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
229 | 184 | 229 | 171 | 171 | 171 | 216 | 298 | 298 | 220 | 214 | 319 | 356 | 356 | 276 | 276 | 276 | 352 | 302 | 339 | 298 | 314 | 309 | 464 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:36AM1.55m | 3:28PM1.73m | 2:52AM1.37m | 4:07PM1.84m | 4:39AM1.25m | 4:52PM1.97m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:23AM0.65m | 9:50PM1.04m | 8:57AM0.78m | 11:15PM0.85m | 9:41AM0.91m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 21 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 23 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 23 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 21 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 20 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
229 | 184 | 229 | 171 | 171 | 171 | 216 | 298 | 223 | 220 | 162 | 319 | 356 | 356 | 276 | 276 | 276 | 352 | 206 | 193 | 298 | 232 | 298 | 173 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | S 12 | SSW 20 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | S 18 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | S 19 | S 19 | S 9 | S 17 |
91 | 180 | 180 | 153 | 25 | 154 | 171 | 169 | 298 | 216 | 214 | 103 | 51 | 84 | 84 | 82 | 54 | 54 | 302 | 339 | 66 | 66 | 2 | 93 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | S 16 | WNW 13 | SSW 12 | WNW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | WNW 11 | S 10 | S 16 | S 19 | S 9 | S 9 | S 13 | S 9 |
15 | 80 | 17 | 28 | 17 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 37 | 37 | 28 | 27 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 48 | 66 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | — | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 6 | WNW 9 |
34 | 33 | 36 | 25 | 44 | 91 | 136 | 143 | 148 | 119 | 97 | 99 | 108 | 188 | 255 | 230 | 175 | 156 | 197 | — | 197 | 314 | 309 | 464 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 42 | 84 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 42 | 42 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 42 | 0 | 0 |
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