Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Driftwoods today (08 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Driftwoods at 1PM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 19s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (08 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (08 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Driftwoods. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Sat 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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 16 | WNW 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 302 | 343 | 334 | 295 | 352 | 293 | 360 | 307 | 271 | 220 | 211 | 217 | 262 | 237 | 206 | 181 | 177 | 173 | 174 | 169 | 167 | 167 | 167 | 167 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:52PM1.97m | 6:32AM1.23m | 5:42PM2.10m | 8:00AM1.30m | 6:35PM2.24m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:41AM0.91m | 00:27AM0.62m | 10:37AM1.03m | 1:26AM0.38m | 11:44AM1.10m | 2:19AM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 |
 | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | 8:14 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 23 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 21 | 25 | 28 | 26 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 22 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 23 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 302 | 343 | 334 | 232 | 298 | 173 | 351 | 307 | 271 | 220 | 211 | 137 | 262 | 237 | 206 | 181 | 177 | 173 | 129 | 126 | 129 | 134 | 134 | 108 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 9 | S 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 48 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 2 | 93 | 175 | 177 | 175 | 173 | 169 | 50 | 166 | 166 | 121 | 119 | 164 | 118 | 174 | 169 | 167 | 167 | 167 | 167 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 10 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 9 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 91 | 86 | 169 | 80 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 77 | 72 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | — | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 163 | 193 | 250 | 295 | 352 | 293 | 360 | — | — | — | — | 217 | — | 222 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 88 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 157 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 157 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
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