Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Driftwoods today (06 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Driftwoods at 10AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (06 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (06 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Driftwoods. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 34°C on Tue afternoon, min 21°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 198 | 279 | 327 | 308 | 372 | 361 | 355 | 345 | 345 | 335 | 445 | 413 | 383 | 362 | 350 | 285 | 262 | 248 | 361 | 350 | 213 | 205 | 112 | 108 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:08AM1.47m | 6:21PM2.11m | 8:37AM1.57m | 7:22PM2.19m | 9:07AM1.68m | 8:15PM2.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:04AM0.26m | 12:07PM1.22m | 1:52AM0.16m | 1:16PM1.09m | 2:34AM0.11m | 2:11PM0.93m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 32 | 34 | 34 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 20 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 23 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSW 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 10 |
| kJ | 198 | 279 | 327 | 308 | 372 | 361 | 355 | 345 | 345 | 335 | 445 | 413 | 383 | 362 | 350 | 285 | 262 | 248 | 361 | 350 | 213 | 205 | 112 | 108 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSE 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 196 | 198 | 144 | 144 | 140 | 142 | 142 | 140 | 144 | 146 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 31 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 50 | 96 | 65 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SSE 16 | SW 10 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | W 13 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | SW 12 | SW 17 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 18 | 85 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 47 | 69 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 |
| kJ | 6 | 13 | 14 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 19 | 21 | 32 | 26 | 26 | 31 | 19 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 28 | 20 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 34 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 42 | 7 | 0 |
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