Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Driftwoods today (05 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Driftwoods at 1AM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Driftwoods. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Mon morning, min 18°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 246 | 240 | 271 | 258 | 255 | 255 | 242 | 242 | 239 | 201 | 294 | 201 | 198 | 279 | 341 | 400 | 383 | 372 | 361 | 355 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:43PM1.97m | 7:35AM1.36m | 5:08PM2.02m | 8:08AM1.47m | 6:21PM2.11m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:02AM0.40m | 10:25AM1.29m | 1:04AM0.26m | 12:07PM1.22m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 19 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSE 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSW 15 | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 246 | 240 | 271 | 258 | 255 | 167 | 242 | 242 | 239 | 201 | 294 | 181 | 198 | 279 | 341 | 400 | 383 | 372 | 361 | 355 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SW 16 | SSE 12 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSE 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 116 | 113 | 103 | 131 | 131 | 255 | 93 | 152 | 145 | 192 | 187 | 201 | 196 | 198 | 193 | 144 | 140 | 142 | 140 | 142 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | WNW 10 | S 15 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SW 11 | SSE 16 | SW 10 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | SW 11 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 56 | 38 | 56 | 54 | 51 | 59 | 109 | 70 | 46 | 45 | 39 | 38 | 18 | 87 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 10 | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 6 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | WNW 5 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 60 | — | — | 41 | 40 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | — | — | — | 10 | 15 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 157 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 128 | 318 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 141 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
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