Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Driftwoods today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Driftwoods at 1PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Driftwoods. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 36°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 14 | WNW 6 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 6 | SSW 19 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 225 | 212 | 195 | 189 | 186 | 133 | 126 | 121 | 106 | 130 | 132 | 121 | 114 | 95 | 181 | 145 | 172 | 96 | 67 | 126 | 233 | 246 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:09AM1.59m | 9:10PM2.11m | 10:30AM1.66m | 9:45PM2.07m | 10:51AM1.73m | 10:22PM1.99m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:05PM0.98m | 4:07AM0.27m | 3:43PM0.89m | 4:32AM0.32m | 4:22PM0.81m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 34 | 36 | 34 | 27 | 25 |
Feels °C | 30 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 28 | 29 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 32 | 29 | 32 | 29 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 25 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | WNW 7 | SSE 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | S 10 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 17 | WNW 7 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 19 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 225 | 212 | 195 | 189 | 69 | 133 | 75 | 79 | 106 | 130 | 101 | 79 | 114 | 82 | 77 | 50 | 172 | 94 | 27 | 26 | 233 | 246 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SSE 12 | W 7 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SW 14 | S 10 | S 12 | S 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | S 10 | S 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 9 | S 17 |
| kJ | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 186 | 51 | 126 | 121 | 74 | 51 | 132 | 121 | 72 | 95 | 65 | 145 | 46 | 28 | 67 | 68 | 14 | 95 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WNW 4 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 12 | S 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 16 | W 10 | S 19 | S 19 | S 9 |
| kJ | 124 | 124 | 121 | 85 | 78 | 13 | 75 | 75 | 25 | 75 | 54 | 73 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 33 | 32 | 66 | 32 | 66 | 64 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | — | — | — | WNW 4 | WNW 7 | — | — | WNW 8 | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | 40 | — | — | — | 39 | 73 | — | — | 104 | — | — | — | 77 | 148 | 181 | 124 | 74 | 96 | 47 | 126 | 136 | 166 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 8 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 318 | 42 | 8 | 0 |
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