Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Driftwoods today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Driftwoods at 5AM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Driftwoods. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 34°C on Thu afternoon, min 20°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | SSE 13 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | SW 24 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | SW 24 | SW 23 | SW 22 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 276 | 246 | 213 | 167 | 141 | 137 | 139 | 220 | 263 | 245 | 183 | 167 | 273 | 368 | 368 | 141 | 140 | 233 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
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 | 24 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 26 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 24 |
Feels °C | 20 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 26 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 27 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 7 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 276 | 183 | 138 | 136 | 141 | 137 | 123 | 110 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 167 | 143 | 147 | 115 | 91 | 109 | 103 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | SW 22 |
| kJ | 15 | 103 | 116 | 111 | 111 | 104 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 68 | 123 | 119 | 165 | 119 | 116 | 140 | 233 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | 4 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 105 | 105 | 105 | 65 | 68 | 273 | 368 | 368 | 141 | 26 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | — | WNW 8 | — | — | — | WNW 6 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | 193 | 246 | 213 | 167 | 121 | 112 | 139 | 220 | 263 | 245 | 183 | — | 142 | — | — | — | 95 | 90 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 42 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 84 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
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