Driftwoods Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.44° N 119.93° W

Driftwoods 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Driftwoods sea temperature is
18.1° C
1.6° 

Driftwoods surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Driftwoods today (14 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Driftwoods at 6PM is: 0.4m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Afternoon (14 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (14 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)18s

Table - waves today at Driftwoods. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
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
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
3
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.3
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
17
1
WNW
7
1.3
WNW
6
1.5
WNW
6
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
1.5
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
40
44
46
51
80
109
109
109
108
107
91
133
175
90
90
320
243
197
189
222
281
287
248
211
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
N
5
N
0
W
10
WSW
10
SW
15
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
5
N
5
NE
5
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
NW
5
E
5
E
5
E
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
11:20AM1.58m
10:06PM2.48m
12:03PM1.64m
10:56PM2.37m
12:45PM1.70m
11:46PM2.18m
Low Tide
3:49PM1.03m
5:26AM-0.12m
4:46PM0.99m
6:08AM-0.01m
5:45PM0.97m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:58
5:58
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:13
8:12
8:12
8:10
 mm
Temp °C
24
27
29
30
28
27
26
26
27
32
31
33
28
26
26
23
26
29
31
31
26
21
20
19
Feels °C
25
27
29
29
25
24
24
26
28
31
30
31
24
23
25
23
26
28
30
31
26
21
21
20
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