Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Driftwoods today (10 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Driftwoods at 7PM is: 0.5m 18s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (10 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (10 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Driftwoods. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 26°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 10 | WNW 6 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 138 | 138 | 138 | 142 | 154 | 309 | 246 | 315 | 385 | 664 | 201 | 452 | 350 | 281 | 229 | 255 | 335 | 249 | 246 | 188 | 242 | 273 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 9:46AM2.10m | 10:33PM1.72m | 10:12AM2.12m | 11:19PM1.61m | 10:39AM2.10m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:22PM0.35m | 4:01AM0.78m | 5:02PM0.32m | 4:27AM0.92m | 5:43PM0.33m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 20 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 138 | 138 | 138 | 142 | 152 | 309 | 246 | 171 | 171 | 226 | 171 | 171 | 350 | 281 | 229 | 187 | 191 | 156 | 156 | 150 | 115 | 242 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | W 10 |
| kJ | 30 | 56 | 56 | 55 | 154 | 152 | 96 | 90 | 85 | 130 | 82 | 55 | 203 | 258 | 201 | 255 | 335 | 249 | 246 | 188 | 242 | 100 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 18 | SSW 14 | WNW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | WNW 24 | SSW 11 | S 16 | S 10 | WNW 21 | S 16 | S 16 | WNW 19 | WNW 19 | WNW 19 | S 18 | S 18 | WNW 18 |
| kJ | 58 | 121 | 121 | 98 | 73 | 48 | 31 | 18 | 37 | 217 | 37 | 127 | 48 | 260 | 124 | 76 | 148 | 214 | 143 | 168 | 155 | 273 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 10 | WNW 6 | WNW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 62 | 55 | 140 | 315 | 385 | 664 | 201 | 452 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 8 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 303 | 440 | 338 | 299 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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