Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Driftwoods today (14 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Driftwoods at 4AM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 13). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (14 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (14 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Driftwoods. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 18°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 20 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 366 | 237 | 306 | 266 | 248 | 202 | 154 | 164 | 164 | 162 | 154 | 166 | 169 | 166 | 120 | 92 | 75 | 68 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 00:10AM1.60m | 11:59AM1.98m | 1:05AM1.43m | 12:31PM1.92m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:05PM0.52m | 5:39AM0.83m | 6:55PM0.55m | 6:02AM0.99m | 7:53PM0.61m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 45 | 44 | 306 | 266 | 248 | 202 | 154 | 154 | 154 | 162 | 154 | 166 | 169 | 166 | 120 | 92 | 70 | 68 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 58 | 57 | 44 | 27 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 107 | 77 | 47 | 75 | 101 | 67 | 65 | 64 | 62 | 39 | 39 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | S 9 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 3 | SSW 20 | S 19 |
| kJ | 26 | 2 | 56 | 50 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 1 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 75 | 29 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | WNW 9 | — | ESE 2 | SE 3 | SE 3 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 366 | 237 | 184 | — | — | — | — | 164 | 164 | — | 119 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 72 | 156 | 157 | 0 | 0 |
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