Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Driftwoods today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Driftwoods at 2AM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 29). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Driftwoods. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Fri afternoon, min 20°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 13 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 124 | 124 | 124 | 122 | 121 | 246 | 113 | 107 | 170 | 152 | 147 | 145 | 156 | 69 | 67 | 106 | 106 | 96 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 00:54AM1.43m | 12:02PM2.12m | 2:20AM1.32m | 12:53PM2.06m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:32PM0.35m | 5:30AM1.02m | 7:36PM0.37m | 6:03AM1.15m | 8:55PM0.40m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:44 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 27 | 29 | 26 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | NW 14 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 13 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 124 | 102 | 116 | 85 | 87 | 246 | 108 | 74 | 170 | 152 | 147 | 145 | 156 | 65 | 46 | 106 | 106 | 93 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 13 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 103 | 124 | 124 | 84 | 121 | 119 | 113 | 107 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 73 | 71 | 69 | 67 | 74 | 61 | 96 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SE 11 | NW 14 | SW 16 | WNW 10 | S 12 | NW 13 | NW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | NW 12 | NW 12 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 50 | 31 | 97 | 122 | 43 | 11 | 43 | 43 | 80 | 81 | 50 | 50 | 80 | 35 | 35 | 61 | 71 | 44 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | — | — | SE 3 | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 151 | 69 | 52 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 156 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
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