Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Driftwoods today (17 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Driftwoods at 3AM is: 0.8m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm June 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (17 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 18s |
| Evening (17 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 17s |
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 23°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 18 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 540 | 446 | 418 | 379 | 455 | 516 | 516 | 516 | 510 | 434 | 395 | 437 | 310 | 310 | 306 | 302 | 299 | 291 | 280 | 331 | 326 | 318 | 270 | 203 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:04PM2.42m | 1:26PM1.58m | 11:58PM2.27m | 2:20PM1.63m | 00:55AM2.05m | 3:12PM1.69m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:36AM-0.08m | 5:49PM1.14m | 7:25AM0.04m | 7:00PM1.15m | 8:14AM0.21m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — |
 | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 20 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 18 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 540 | 446 | 418 | 379 | 455 | 516 | 516 | 516 | 510 | 434 | 395 | 437 | 310 | 310 | 306 | 302 | 299 | 291 | 280 | 331 | 326 | 318 | 270 | 203 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 14 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 126 | 87 | 81 | 50 | 49 | 65 | 48 | 47 | 76 | 72 | 72 | 73 | 75 | 79 | 80 | 52 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 167 | 176 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSW 12 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | W 4 | NW 12 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 48 | 41 | 41 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 44 | 44 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | WNW 9 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 11 | W 8 | W 3 |
| kJ | 16 | 24 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 28 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 22 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 18 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157 | 557 | 318 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 156 | 544 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 299 | 8 | 318 |
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