Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Driftwoods today (24 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Driftwoods at 8AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Driftwoods. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 19°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 142 | 140 | 138 | 134 | 129 | 123 | 120 | 123 | 168 | 158 | 156 | 147 | 142 | 154 | 154 | 151 | 195 | 178 | 176 | 177 | 165 | 168 | 173 | 176 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:14AM1.75m | 8:50PM1.94m | 9:33AM1.86m | 9:31PM1.90m | 9:55AM1.96m | 10:13PM1.82m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:53AM0.40m | 2:52PM0.80m | 3:17AM0.44m | 3:30PM0.65m | 3:42AM0.52m | 4:09PM0.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 21 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 22 | 20 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 23 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 20 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 126 | 93 | 91 | 91 | 88 | 123 | 120 | 123 | 168 | 158 | 156 | 147 | 142 | 65 | 154 | 151 | 157 | 158 | 169 | 177 | 149 | 146 | 160 | 155 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | SSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 19 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 142 | 140 | 138 | 134 | 129 | 63 | 64 | 65 | 66 | 47 | 91 | 43 | 68 | 154 | 3 | 3 | 195 | 178 | 176 | 165 | 165 | 168 | 55 | 55 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | WNW 4 | W 14 | NW 11 | W 14 | SW 19 | S 9 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 24 | SW 24 |
| kJ | 21 | 21 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 31 | 50 | 52 | 55 | 55 | 22 | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 2 | SSE 2 | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 51 | 113 | 137 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 173 | 176 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 5 | 17 | 68 | 214 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 336 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 318 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
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