Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Driftwoods today (09 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Driftwoods at 5PM is: 0.5m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 17s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Driftwoods. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 37°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 19 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 66 | 94 | 133 | 138 | 145 | 197 | 195 | 235 | 295 | 295 | 291 | 261 | 251 | 251 | 251 | 251 | 248 | 196 | 183 | 146 | 144 | 171 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:36AM1.79m | 9:03PM2.19m | 10:04AM1.88m | 9:50PM2.10m | 10:33AM1.95m | 10:35PM1.96m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:00PM0.78m | 3:45AM0.19m | 3:47PM0.66m | 4:17AM0.32m | 4:32PM0.57m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 34 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 23 | 21 |
Feels °C | 31 | 35 | 36 | 36 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 22 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | WNW 5 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 42 | 41 | 133 | 138 | 145 | 197 | 195 | 235 | 36 | 295 | 291 | 261 | 251 | 251 | 251 | 251 | 45 | 31 | 183 | 146 | 144 | 171 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SW 19 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 17 | WNW 5 | W 5 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | WNW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 34 | 94 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 13 | 12 | 295 | 19 | 16 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 248 | 196 | 53 | 51 | 50 | 43 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 8 | SSW 12 | SW 10 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | WNW 12 | S 11 | WSW 18 | W 18 | WSW 13 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 66 | 56 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 17 | 28 | 23 | 11 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 31 | 24 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 25 | 39 | 52 | 48 | 44 | — | 25 | 48 | 83 | 74 | 77 | 69 | 67 | 36 | 27 | 74 | 77 | 60 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 42 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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