Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Driftwoods today (29 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Driftwoods at 2AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 28). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Driftwoods. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 6 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SW 17 | WNW 8 | WNW 6 | WNW 14 | WNW 6 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 211 | 158 | 154 | 164 | 151 | 181 | 176 | 143 | 140 | 63 | 124 | 122 | 121 | 119 | 242 | 238 | 183 | 152 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 11:51PM1.57m | 11:22AM2.14m | 00:54AM1.43m | 12:02PM2.12m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:39PM0.36m | 5:01AM0.89m | 6:32PM0.35m | 5:30AM1.02m | 7:36PM0.37m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | SSE 12 | SW 16 | WNW 14 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 166 | 158 | 73 | 164 | 131 | 125 | 96 | 124 | 140 | 63 | 113 | 118 | 87 | 90 | 242 | 238 | 183 | 152 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SW 16 | SSE 12 | SW 16 | W 7 | NW 14 | NW 11 | WNW 13 | NW 13 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 46 | 41 | 154 | 163 | 151 | 108 | 125 | 55 | 124 | 38 | 97 | 59 | 114 | 84 | 113 | 107 | 74 | 74 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 11 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 17 | NW 15 | WNW 14 | SSE 11 | NW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 12 | S 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 57 | 54 | 40 | 77 | 106 | 181 | 54 | 82 | 50 | 102 | 124 | 122 | 121 | 119 | 11 | 31 | 80 | 80 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | SE 3 | SE 3 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 211 | 119 | 41 | 28 | — | — | 176 | 143 | 153 | 108 | 114 | 78 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 42 | 28 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 42 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 156 | 8 |
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