Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Driftwoods today (17 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 21s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 21s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Driftwoods at 11PM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 21s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 21s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 21s |
Table - waves today at Driftwoods. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 21 | SSW 15 | SW 21 | SSW 15 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 72 | 123 | 72 | 121 | 121 | 134 | 133 | 133 | 133 | 133 | 133 | 133 | 130 | 116 | 155 | 154 | 197 | 197 | 197 | 197 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:58PM1.76m | 3:16PM1.70m | 8:18AM1.41m | 4:47PM1.71m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:39PM0.66m | 11:58PM0.61m | 10:39AM1.39m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 23 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 56 | 123 | 54 | 121 | 121 | 120 | 70 | 133 | 133 | 133 | 133 | 59 | 59 | 53 | 48 | 49 | 48 | 197 | 197 | 197 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 42 | 72 | 72 | 71 | 104 | 134 | 133 | 69 | 65 | 61 | 59 | 133 | 130 | 116 | 155 | 154 | 197 | 33 | 53 | 30 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | S 12 | S 15 | S 12 | S 11 | WNW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 72 | 11 | 39 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 58 | 58 | 34 | 34 | 2 | 31 | 29 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | 15 | 15 | 36 | 28 | 28 | 32 | 24 | 19 | 19 | 47 | 73 | 64 | 50 | 44 | — | — | — | 79 | 58 | 62 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
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