Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Driftwoods today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 6s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Driftwoods at 12PM is: 0.7m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Driftwoods. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 6 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSE 12 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 312 | 309 | 305 | 302 | 206 | 261 | 315 | 258 | 255 | 248 | 326 | 314 | 222 | 218 | 215 | 215 | 183 | 183 | 160 | 134 | 111 | 107 | 119 | 101 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:14AM1.81m | 11:01PM1.86m | 11:39AM1.87m | 11:45PM1.70m | 12:07PM1.93m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:56AM0.41m | 5:03PM0.74m | 5:19AM0.53m | 5:49PM0.69m | 5:43AM0.68m | 6:42PM0.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 27 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 20 | 18 |
Feels °C | 27 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 32 | 28 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 312 | 309 | 305 | 302 | 206 | 261 | 261 | 258 | 255 | 248 | 326 | 314 | 222 | 218 | 215 | 215 | 183 | 183 | 160 | 134 | 111 | 86 | 119 | 81 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | WNW 7 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SW 21 | W 21 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | WNW 7 | SSE 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 152 | 152 | 30 | 91 | 132 | 127 | 183 | 181 | 124 | 77 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 32 | 27 | 46 | 10 | 86 | 107 | 73 | 101 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | WNW 7 | S 18 | W 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | W 20 | SW 20 | W 12 | SW 21 | — | W 11 | W 11 | NW 8 | SSE 10 | WNW 8 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 16 | 30 | 150 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 3 | 17 | — | 3 | 2 | 15 | 20 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | 59 | 37 | 39 | 117 | 118 | 237 | 315 | 226 | 187 | 237 | 270 | 206 | 178 | 167 | 151 | 104 | 73 | 56 | 33 | 29 | 20 | 38 | 44 | 23 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 84 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 318 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
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