Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Driftwoods today (24 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Driftwoods at 1PM is: 0.4m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 17s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Driftwoods. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 35°C on Tue afternoon, min 25°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 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) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSE 13 | SW 16 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 112 | 112 | 112 | 109 | 103 | 98 | 100 | 100 | 135 | 133 | 132 | 130 | 93 | 91 | 90 | 89 | 129 | 131 | 170 | 152 | 147 | 147 | 142 | 179 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 9:31AM1.49m | 7:57PM2.04m | 9:50AM1.54m | 8:34PM2.09m | 10:09AM1.59m | 9:10PM2.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:46AM0.33m | 1:52PM1.16m | 3:15AM0.27m | 2:29PM1.07m | 3:42AM0.25m | 3:05PM0.98m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 25 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 30 | 29 |
Feels °C | 24 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 4 | SW 17 | SSW 14 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | S 13 | SW 16 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | WNW 5 | WNW 7 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | WNW 7 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 112 | 112 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 98 | 63 | 100 | 135 | 133 | 27 | 20 | 30 | 55 | 90 | 89 | 129 | 50 | 67 | 152 | 147 | 65 | 142 | 179 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 12 | SW 17 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSE 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SSE 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 65 | 67 | 112 | 109 | 103 | 29 | 100 | 58 | 55 | 55 | 132 | 130 | 93 | 91 | 57 | 89 | 89 | 131 | 170 | 54 | 52 | 147 | 78 | 76 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | SSE 15 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | W 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 13 | W 13 |
| kJ | 38 | 42 | 69 | 37 | 37 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 55 | 54 | 55 | 10 | 31 | 29 | 40 | 124 | 124 | 122 | 122 | 85 | 55 | 31 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | — | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 24 | 24 | — | 13 | 11 | 15 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 36 | 32 | — | — | 33 | 64 | 77 | 64 | 63 | — | — | — | — | 74 | 125 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 156 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
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