Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Driftwoods today (07 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Driftwoods at 11PM is: 0.7m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (07 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
| Evening (07 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Driftwoods. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Wed afternoon, min 21°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 7 | Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 211 | 209 | 273 | 270 | 261 | 240 | 214 | 232 | 264 | 330 | 326 | 322 | 314 | 306 | 207 | 201 | 199 | 196 | 191 | 188 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:11PM1.95m | 8:54AM1.97m | 9:00PM1.90m | 9:20AM2.05m | 9:47PM1.82m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:16PM0.74m | 2:34AM0.39m | 3:00PM0.57m | 3:05AM0.50m | 3:41PM0.44m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 31 | 30 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 71 | 209 | 273 | 270 | 261 | 240 | 214 | 232 | 264 | 330 | 326 | 322 | 314 | 306 | 207 | 201 | 199 | 196 | 191 | 188 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 211 | 88 | 88 | 70 | 68 | 59 | 103 | 103 | 89 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 95 | 92 | 89 | 87 | 85 | 84 | 81 | 55 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | S 20 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SSW 19 |
| kJ | 62 | 44 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 46 | 65 | 64 | 62 | 62 | 36 | 36 | 37 | 163 | 158 | 147 | 73 | 68 | 67 | 148 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | W 8 | W 8 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | — | — | WNW 11 | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 |
| kJ | 45 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 125 | 139 | 6 | 15 | 11 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 84 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
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