Driftwoods 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.44° N 119.93° W

Issued: 4 pm 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Driftwoods sea temperature is

21.5°C

Driftwoods surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Driftwoods today (21 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Driftwoods at 12AM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (21 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	14s
Afternoon (21 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	14s
Evening (21 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	14s

Table - waves today at Driftwoods. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tue 20				Wednesday 21								Thursday 22
	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
Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	0	0	1	1	2	2	2	0	0	0	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 14
Wave Graph
kJ	186	186	183	183	183	180	207	201	195	207	158	165	191	201	191	149	142	138	136	134
Wind (km/h)	S	S	S	ESE	SSE	ESE	SE	ENE	ESE	SE	SE	SSE	ENE	N	NNW	SSW	SW	WSW	NW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	on	glassy	cross	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			6:08PM1.65m				7:44AM1.70m				7:00PM1.68m				7:59AM1.81m				7:49PM1.70m
Low Tide	12:46PM1.17m				1:00AM0.54m				1:25PM1.00m				1:28AM0.56m					2:01PM0.81m


	—	—	—	—	—	7:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:09	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	6:19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	11	2	1	8	5	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	23	21	17	17	17	18	18	17	19	19	18	17	16	15	16	19	20	19	16	16
Feels °C	23	22	19	18	17	18	18	17	16	17	17	17	17	15	16	18	18	17	14	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	W 12	W 11	S 14	S 14
kJ	186	186	183	183	183	180	207	201	195	207	158	165	191	201	191	149	134	123	136	134
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	S 15	WNW 15	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 12	WNW 11	WNW 11	SSE 4	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	W 12	S 14	S 14	W 11	W 11
kJ	68	66	45	104	142	133	154	145	136	71	70	9	77	78	78	70	142	138	84	56
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 15	S 15	S 15	WNW 10	S 15	S 16	S 17	S 16	S 16	SW 19	SSE 15	WNW 11	S 14	SSW 4	S 14	SW 5	S 18	S 18	S 18	S 18
kJ	106	67	67	43	104	118	22	47	46	57	42	69	66	6	60	7	101	101	99	99
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 3	SE 4	SE 4	—	SW 4	—	SW 5	SW 5	SW 5	SW 4	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	14	14	—	8	—	7	6	5	5	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	3	4	2	2	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	48	257	0	5	5	5	22	0	46	38	5	0	0	0	0	44	8	7	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	3		3	3	3	3	1	3	3	2	2	2	2	3	3		2	3	3	2
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Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	7	7	6	7	6	9	9	9	9	8	5	5	5	7	5	6	6	6	5	9

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