Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Driftwoods today (29 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Driftwoods at 5AM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Driftwoods. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Fri afternoon, min 19°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 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) | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSW 16 | SSE 15 | SSW 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 15 | SSE 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 288 | 271 | 343 | 268 | 346 | 206 | 318 | 226 | 225 | 167 | 228 | 218 | 215 | 204 | 199 | 144 | 121 | 215 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 9:29PM2.17m | 11:22AM1.52m | 10:03PM2.15m | 11:48AM1.56m | 10:37PM2.09m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:48AM0.19m | 3:54PM1.07m | 5:16AM0.22m | 4:33PM1.04m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 23 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 26 | 24 |
Feels °C | 24 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 24 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 16 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSE 15 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | S 15 | W 8 |
| kJ | 288 | 271 | 107 | 137 | 115 | 87 | 318 | 60 | 75 | 97 | 116 | 122 | 115 | 90 | 87 | 68 | 110 | 78 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSE 16 | SW 16 | WNW 8 | SSW 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSE 14 |
| kJ | 147 | 164 | 343 | 268 | 346 | 206 | 81 | 226 | 225 | 167 | 228 | 218 | 215 | 204 | 199 | 144 | 121 | 215 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | S 19 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SW 16 | SSE 14 | SW 16 | SSE 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 120 | 114 | 144 | 204 | 206 | 178 | 261 | 134 | 166 | 166 | 164 | 164 | 162 | 101 | 99 | 96 | 47 | 120 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 6 | — | — | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | 159 | 109 | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 101 | 23 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 157 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 47 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
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