Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Driftwoods today (03 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Driftwoods at 10PM is: 0.7m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (03 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (03 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Driftwoods. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSE 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 201 | 130 | 280 | 280 | 246 | 243 | 386 | 325 | 246 | 240 | 271 | 258 | 255 | 255 | 242 | 242 | 239 | 277 | 294 | 193 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 2:24PM1.96m | 6:25AM1.24m | 3:43PM1.97m | 7:35AM1.36m | 5:08PM2.02m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:40PM0.53m | 7:59AM1.23m | 00:02AM0.40m | 10:25AM1.29m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 24 | 22 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSE 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 201 | 130 | 280 | 280 | 246 | 243 | 386 | 325 | 246 | 240 | 271 | 258 | 255 | 239 | 242 | 242 | 239 | 277 | 294 | 193 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SW 16 | SSE 12 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 |
| kJ | 33 | 50 | 73 | 43 | 73 | 47 | 80 | 121 | 116 | 113 | 103 | 131 | 131 | 255 | 93 | 108 | 102 | 145 | 189 | 137 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | SW 15 | SE 16 | SSW 10 | S 19 | SE 15 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 13 | WNW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | S 14 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 9 | 58 | 11 | 18 | 112 | 60 | 46 | 69 | 44 | 38 | 56 | 54 | 51 | 63 | 107 | 71 | 46 | 68 | 39 | 56 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 10 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | — | — | WNW 6 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 |
| kJ | 21 | 54 | 75 | 54 | 32 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 56 | 9 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 10 | — | — | 6 | 2 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 217 | 318 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
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