Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Driftwoods today (07 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 19s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Driftwoods at 4PM is: 0.4m 19s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (07 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 19s |
| Evening (07 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Driftwoods. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 21°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 19 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 17 | SW 17 | S 18 | SSW 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 90 | 94 | 212 | 143 | 71 | 73 | 98 | 120 | 97 | 97 | 69 | 65 | 81 | 124 | 125 | 97 | 78 | 125 | 110 | 121 | 121 | 107 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 7:18AM1.23m | 5:17PM2.09m | 8:21AM1.34m | 6:24PM2.20m | 9:02AM1.44m | 7:24PM2.32m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:00AM1.18m | 1:19AM0.30m | 11:40AM1.21m | 2:11AM0.13m | 12:58PM1.16m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 23 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SW 17 | W 4 | WNW 4 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 16 | W 4 | WNW 4 | SSW 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 14 |
| kJ | 44 | 43 | 212 | 143 | 42 | 73 | 75 | 9 | 6 | 75 | 69 | 65 | 64 | 124 | 125 | 13 | 6 | 125 | 110 | 121 | 121 | 107 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | SW 12 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 90 | 94 | 43 | 42 | 71 | 42 | 42 | 120 | 97 | 97 | 49 | 37 | 81 | 81 | 98 | 80 | 78 | 3 | 3 | 39 | 38 | 64 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | S 9 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SW 17 | WNW 4 | SW 12 | S 16 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 3 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 29 | 55 | 98 | 97 | 77 | 6 | 22 | 46 | 37 | 29 | 37 | 97 | 60 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 24 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | — | — | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | WNW 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 26 | 28 | 22 | — | — | — | 25 | 12 | 2 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 47 | 338 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 318 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
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