Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Driftwoods today (01 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Driftwoods at 5PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am November 01). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (01 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Evening (01 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Driftwoods. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun morning, calm by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 1 | Monday 2 | Tuesday 3 | Wed 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 19 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 322 | 408 | 318 | 239 | 246 | 305 | 261 | 339 | 377 | 362 | 362 | 251 | 339 | 322 | 399 | 390 | 386 | 377 | 351 | 1772 | 1671 | 392 | 314 | 539 | 498 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 4:22AM1.55m | 2:18PM1.84m | 5:08AM1.67m | 3:49PM1.75m | 5:45AM1.80m | 5:08PM1.71m | 6:17AM1.92m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:36AM1.32m | 9:56PM0.34m | 10:20AM1.18m | 10:51PM0.40m | 11:34AM0.97m | 11:37PM0.48m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — |
 | — | — | — | 4:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | 5:02 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 19 | 23 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 |
| kJ | 322 | 408 | 318 | 239 | 246 | 123 | 102 | 339 | 377 | 362 | 362 | 248 | 339 | 322 | 318 | 314 | 386 | 377 | 351 | 252 | 252 | 392 | 314 | 539 | 498 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | NW 14 | S 18 | SSW 17 | S 18 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | W 7 | WNW 20 | WNW 19 | NW 18 | NW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | 110 | 7 | 56 | 117 | 57 | 305 | 261 | 75 | 42 | 24 | 151 | 251 | 349 | 327 | 399 | 390 | 249 | 249 | 249 | 2 | 2 | 256 | 199 | 53 | 75 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 18 | S 18 | SSW 19 | WNW 13 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | WNW 20 | WNW 7 | W 12 | S 7 | WNW 12 | WSW 7 | WNW 12 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | WNW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 31 | 98 | 34 | 18 | 86 | 84 | 84 | 157 | 15 | 80 | 4 | 29 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 106 | 196 | 188 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | WSW 7 | NW 3 | W 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 |
| kJ | 42 | 44 | 76 | 194 | 230 | 132 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 78 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 20 | 46 | 1772 | 1671 | 87 | 64 | 60 | 58 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 8 | 336 | 336 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 28 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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