Driftwoods 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.44° N 119.93° W

Issued: 4 am 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Driftwoods sea temperature is

17.9° C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Driftwoods today (13 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Driftwoods at 11AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 13). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	13s
Afternoon (13 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	13s
Evening (13 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 34°C on Wed afternoon, min 22°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 13								Tuesday 14								Wednesday 15
	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
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	WNW 7	WNW 7	WNW 6	SW 16	SW 16
Wave Graph
kJ	104	141	139	139	139	141	143	96	68	66	40	44	46	49	80	109	109	109	108	93	102	139	91	90
Wind (km/h)	S	ESE	WSW	SW	SW	SW	W	W	W	NW	WSW	SW	SW	WSW	NW	NW	NNW	N	WNW	SW	WSW	WNW	NW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				10:38AM1.52m				9:15PM2.51m					11:20AM1.58m			10:06PM2.48m					12:03PM1.64m			10:56PM2.37m
Low Tide		3:56AM-0.12m				2:53PM1.07m				4:42AM-0.16m				3:49PM1.03m					5:26AM-0.12m			4:46PM0.99m


	—	5:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:12	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	19	24	26	27	26	22	23	22	22	25	30	30	32	30	26	26	26	29	32	33	34	29	27
Feels °C	21	20	25	26	27	26	22	23	22	22	25	29	29	30	27	23	24	25	29	31	32	31	25	24
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 18	SW 18	WNW 6	WNW 7	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16
kJ	104	141	139	139	139	141	143	96	68	66	26	26	46	47	55	55	109	109	87	93	74	67	91	90
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 9	NW 9	NW 9	NW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	NW 9	WNW 9	NW 9	NW 9	SW 13	WNW 9	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SSW 13	WNW 14	SW 18	SW 17	W 13	WNW 13	SSW 12	WNW 13
kJ	22	23	23	22	17	16	16	21	32	21	20	44	15	49	80	109	56	40	108	77	31	35	29	34
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 16	S 16	S 16	W 16	W 16	SW 19	SW 19	SW 19	S 12	W 15	SW 12	NW 9	SW 13	SW 13	W 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	S 13	WNW 14	W 13	SSW 12	S 12	WNW 13	SSW 12
kJ	45	20	20	19	20	59	59	59	26	41	40	20	42	25	16	41	41	31	38	32	14	11	35	29
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	WNW 9	WNW 2	W 2	W 3	W 3	W 3	WNW 4	WNW 5	WNW 5	WNW 5	WNW 5	—	—	WNW 7	WNW 6	WNW 6	WNW 6
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	16	1	1	2	2	3	22	45	40	57	73	—	—	102	139	158	148
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	8	42	8	7	0	0	0	8	84	8	318	8	0	0	0	0	8	8	42	8	7
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1		2	2	2	2	2	2		1		1	1	2	1	1	2	1		1	1
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	2	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	6	5	5	8	7	7	6	6	9	7	6	8	7	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5

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