Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Driftwoods today (12 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Driftwoods at 10AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Driftwoods. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Tue afternoon, min 19°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 13 | S 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 152 | 160 | 163 | 163 | 134 | 136 | 136 | 113 | 104 | 141 | 139 | 139 | 139 | 141 | 143 | 96 | 68 | 66 | 40 | 44 | 46 | 49 | 80 | 109 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:53AM1.46m | 8:23PM2.47m | 10:38AM1.52m | 9:15PM2.51m | 11:20AM1.58m | 10:06PM2.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:08AM-0.01m | 1:54PM1.11m | 3:56AM-0.12m | 2:53PM1.07m | 4:42AM-0.16m | 3:49PM1.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 27 |
Feels °C | 19 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 26 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | W 4 | S 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 152 | 160 | 163 | 163 | 134 | 136 | 136 | 113 | 104 | 141 | 139 | 139 | 139 | 141 | 143 | 96 | 68 | 66 | 26 | 26 | 4 | 47 | 55 | 55 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | SW 13 | S 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 36 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 67 | 67 | 68 | 75 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 28 | 28 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 44 | 46 | 49 | 80 | 109 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 21 | S 16 | W 4 | W 4 | W 16 | W 16 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | S 12 | W 15 | SW 12 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | W 14 | W 14 |
| kJ | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 16 | 16 | 28 | 18 | 45 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 20 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 26 | 41 | 40 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 37 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | W 3 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 3 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 70 | 74 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 129 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 47 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 47 | 84 | 17 | 8 | 0 |
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