Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Driftwoods today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Driftwoods at 7AM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Driftwoods. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | S 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 11 | WNW 5 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 183 | 163 | 136 | 115 | 113 | 105 | 102 | 81 | 74 | 69 | 68 | 68 | 59 | 59 | 49 | 49 | 79 | 78 | 72 | 69 | 84 | 121 | 119 | 108 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:45PM1.70m | 12:07PM1.93m | 00:36AM1.51m | 12:42PM1.96m | 1:45AM1.33m | 1:25PM1.97m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:43AM0.68m | 6:42PM0.65m | 6:08AM0.82m | 7:45PM0.63m | 6:34AM0.97m | 9:06PM0.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 20 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 20 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSE 12 | SSW 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | S 11 | SSW 13 | SSE 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 |
| kJ | 183 | 163 | 136 | 115 | 113 | 85 | 102 | 81 | 74 | 62 | 68 | 39 | 59 | 37 | 37 | 34 | 33 | 78 | 72 | 55 | 84 | 121 | 119 | 104 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | WNW 8 | SSE 13 | SSW 14 | SSE 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 11 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 32 | 27 | 26 | 12 | 90 | 105 | 82 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 40 | 68 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 34 | 55 | 55 | 69 | 67 | 68 | 69 | 108 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 8 | SSE 10 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | W 10 | S 8 | S 20 | W 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 11 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 49 | 49 | 79 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 31 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | 62 | 44 | 31 | 23 | 24 | 40 | 56 | 44 | 40 | 33 | 30 | 17 | 13 | 59 | 72 | 46 | 37 | 37 | 28 | 17 | 17 | 94 | 133 | 98 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 318 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 318 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 318 | 42 |
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