Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Driftwoods today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 17s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Driftwoods at 3PM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Driftwoods. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 17 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 21 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 90 | 88 | 90 | 63 | 53 | 33 | 64 | 98 | 98 | 62 | 72 | 123 | 121 | 121 | 121 | 134 | 133 | 133 | 133 | 133 | 133 | 133 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:08PM1.84m | 5:08AM1.24m | 1:58PM1.76m | 3:16PM1.70m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:19AM1.13m | 9:08PM0.66m | 5:56AM1.24m | 10:39PM0.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 21 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 4 | W 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 46 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 6 | 30 | 98 | 98 | 62 | 57 | 123 | 121 | 121 | 121 | 120 | 70 | 133 | 133 | 133 | 133 | 59 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | W 5 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | S 15 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 90 | 88 | 90 | 63 | 33 | 33 | 64 | 7 | 18 | 17 | 42 | 72 | 72 | 71 | 104 | 134 | 133 | 69 | 65 | 61 | 59 | 133 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | WNW 8 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SW 21 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | WNW 11 | S 11 | SSE 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 56 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 53 | 11 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 72 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | — | — | W 6 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | 37 | — | — | 11 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 24 | 37 | 33 | 30 | 24 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 29 | 67 | 53 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 48 | 157 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 336 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
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