Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Driftwoods today (25 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Driftwoods at 6AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Driftwoods. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 19°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | ||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 120 | 163 | 168 | 158 | 156 | 189 | 142 | 154 | 198 | 195 | 195 | 178 | 176 | 162 | 215 | 225 | 222 | 160 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:50PM1.94m | 9:33AM1.86m | 9:31PM1.90m | 9:55AM1.96m | 10:13PM1.82m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:17AM0.44m | 3:30PM0.65m | 3:42AM0.52m | 4:09PM0.52m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 22 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 22 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 120 | 163 | 168 | 158 | 156 | 189 | 142 | 154 | 49 | 65 | 85 | 116 | 122 | 127 | 131 | 134 | 222 | 160 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 7 | WNW 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 19 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 88 | 65 | 66 | 68 | 66 | 66 | 26 | 31 | 198 | 195 | 195 | 178 | 176 | 162 | 215 | 225 | 55 | 55 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | W 14 | W 14 | NW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 24 | W 12 |
| kJ | 19 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 31 | 50 | 52 | 55 | 55 | 22 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 158 | 151 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 318 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 336 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
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