Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Driftwoods today (04 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Driftwoods at 1AM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (04 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (04 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Driftwoods. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 34°C on Sun morning, min 27°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 3 | Sunday 4 | Monday 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) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 107 | 109 | 152 | 119 | 166 | 121 | 166 | 119 | 110 | 103 | 140 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 136 | 134 | 97 | 77 | 74 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:31PM1.92m | 6:59AM1.51m | 5:02PM1.91m | 7:31AM1.63m | 6:17PM1.94m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:36PM0.34m | 11:08AM1.28m | 00:34AM0.29m | 12:29PM1.12m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 33 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 33 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 107 | 109 | 152 | 119 | 166 | 121 | 166 | 119 | 110 | 103 | 140 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 136 | 134 | 97 | 77 | 74 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 9 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | SE 13 | SE 12 | WNW 8 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 36 | 30 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 16 | 43 | 39 | 14 | 37 | 44 | 43 | 38 | 57 | 58 | 56 | 55 | 50 | 49 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 11 | SE 13 | NW 9 | NW 9 | W 4 | SE 12 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SE 12 | SW 11 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 22 | 20 | 28 | 22 | 22 | 3 | 24 | 16 | 15 | 37 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 3 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 9 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | WNW 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 4 | W 4 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 14 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 24 | 23 | 7 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 318 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
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