Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Driftwoods today (11 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 6s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Driftwoods at 2AM is: 0.7m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 10). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (11 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (11 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Driftwoods. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | ||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 154 | 309 | 246 | 226 | 292 | 263 | 200 | 443 | 343 | 281 | 225 | 255 | 266 | 251 | 246 | 188 | 242 | 273 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:33PM1.72m | 10:12AM2.12m | 11:19PM1.61m | 10:39AM2.10m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:01AM0.78m | 5:02PM0.32m | 4:27AM0.92m | 5:43PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 21 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 35 | 309 | 246 | 226 | 226 | 226 | 171 | 171 | 343 | 281 | 225 | 184 | 187 | 153 | 153 | 117 | 242 | 242 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | WNW 12 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 12 | S 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 152 | 88 | 96 | 90 | 85 | 130 | 68 | 55 | 203 | 258 | 201 | 255 | 266 | 249 | 246 | 188 | 115 | 106 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | WNW 24 | S 16 | S 16 | S 10 | WNW 21 | S 16 | S 16 | WNW 19 | WNW 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | WNW 18 |
| kJ | 154 | 152 | 31 | 31 | 37 | 217 | 82 | 127 | 48 | 260 | 124 | 76 | 148 | 251 | 117 | 168 | 155 | 273 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 23 | 47 | 74 | 181 | 292 | 263 | 200 | 443 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 303 | 338 | 336 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
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