Driftwoods Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.44° N 119.93° W

Driftwoods 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Driftwoods sea temperature is
20.5° C
3.2° 

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


How big are the waves at Driftwoods today (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Driftwoods at 3PM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)2ft (0.6m)15s
Afternoon (19 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Evening (19 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Wed afternoon, min 21°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.9
WNW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
174
186
191
164
137
118
110
118
118
118
120
120
118
118
115
75
70
59
58
58
58
58
Wind (km/h)
0
W
10
SW
15
SW
15
W
10
NW
10
NNW
0
NNE
5
NNW
0
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
NNW
0
N
5
NNE
5
ESE
5
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
NW
5
NNW
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:14PM1.80m
4:21PM1.79m
8:37AM1.33m
5:31PM1.81m
Low Tide
7:51AM1.12m
11:30PM0.69m
00:43AM0.59m
10:39AM1.31m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:24
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:42
7:40
7:39
 mm
Temp °C
24
28
29
30
26
24
23
22
24
29
30
29
25
24
23
21
24
28
30
30
27
24
Feels °C
25
28
29
30
25
23
23
22
24
29
30
29
25
25
24
22
24
28
29
29
26
23
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