Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Driftwoods today (22 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Driftwoods at 10PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 22). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Driftwoods. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Wed morning, min 21°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 201 | 203 | 203 | 203 | 203 | 201 | 196 | 186 | 174 | 144 | 156 | 142 | 142 | 140 | 138 | 134 | 129 | 123 | 121 | 123 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 7:31PM1.90m | 8:57AM1.66m | 8:11PM1.94m | 9:14AM1.75m | 8:50PM1.94m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:40PM1.09m | 2:28AM0.39m | 2:16PM0.95m | 2:53AM0.40m | 2:52PM0.80m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:53 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 24 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 24 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 201 | 203 | 203 | 203 | 84 | 107 | 87 | 87 | 67 | 68 | 156 | 140 | 138 | 123 | 121 | 90 | 88 | 86 | 88 | 123 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 5 |
| kJ | 10 | 8 | 7 | 28 | 203 | 201 | 196 | 186 | 174 | 144 | 144 | 142 | 142 | 140 | 138 | 134 | 129 | 123 | 121 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | S 11 | WNW 14 | WNW 8 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 8 | 9 | 20 | 7 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 37 | 36 | 26 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 45 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | — | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | — |
| kJ | 12 | 17 | 31 | 40 | 96 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 47 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 47 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
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