Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Driftwoods today (14 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Driftwoods at 10PM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Driftwoods. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Fri afternoon, min 20°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 21 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 339 | 335 | 326 | 259 | 259 | 154 | 256 | 252 | 228 | 246 | 246 | 242 | 167 | 167 | 165 | 160 | 158 | 214 | 251 | 148 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross | glassy | glassy | off | off |
High Tide | 11:37AM1.97m | 2:28AM1.32m | 12:12PM1.87m | 12:57PM1.77m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:19PM0.47m | 5:29AM1.25m | 8:22PM0.55m | 9:38PM0.60m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 23 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 25 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 339 | 335 | 326 | 259 | 259 | 154 | 256 | 252 | 228 | 246 | 246 | 242 | 167 | 167 | 165 | 160 | 158 | 108 | 145 | 105 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 14 | SW 22 | NW 13 | NW 13 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | NW 12 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 |
| kJ | 136 | 73 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 104 | 18 | 44 | 42 | 151 | 150 | 39 | 149 | 214 | 251 | 148 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 4 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | S 23 | S 22 | WNW 3 | SSW 21 | NW 13 | NW 12 | S 21 | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 |
| kJ | 5 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 90 | 40 | 39 | 76 | 122 | 119 | 119 | 118 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 6 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 13 | NW 3 | — | NW 4 | — | ENE 3 | — | — | NNE 12 | NNW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | 12 | 6 | 8 | 11 | — | — | — | 2 | 101 | 3 | — | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | 50 | 46 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 318 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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