Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Driftwoods today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Driftwoods at 2AM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 29). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Driftwoods. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | ||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSE 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 261 | 258 | 255 | 248 | 326 | 314 | 222 | 218 | 215 | 236 | 183 | 163 | 136 | 115 | 113 | 105 | 102 | 81 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:01PM1.86m | 11:39AM1.87m | 11:45PM1.70m | 12:07PM1.93m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:03PM0.74m | 5:19AM0.53m | 5:49PM0.69m | 5:43AM0.68m | 6:42PM0.65m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 20 | 17 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 19 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSE 12 | SSW 13 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 261 | 258 | 255 | 248 | 159 | 314 | 222 | 218 | 215 | 236 | 183 | 163 | 136 | 115 | 113 | 85 | 102 | 81 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 21 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SSE 13 | SSW 14 | SSE 12 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 183 | 181 | 124 | 77 | 326 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 32 | 27 | 15 | 15 | 90 | 105 | 82 | 69 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | W 20 | SW 20 | W 12 | SW 21 | W 21 | W 11 | W 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 14 | WNW 8 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 26 | 41 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | 187 | 175 | 153 | 132 | 32 | 206 | 178 | 165 | 146 | 119 | 73 | 56 | 33 | 31 | 28 | 47 | 53 | 41 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 42 | 84 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 42 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 318 | 8 |
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