Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Driftwoods today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Driftwoods at 8AM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Driftwoods. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 22°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 203 | 201 | 196 | 186 | 174 | 144 | 144 | 143 | 142 | 140 | 138 | 134 | 129 | 123 | 121 | 125 | 168 | 158 | 158 | 149 | 142 | 154 | 154 | 151 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 8:57AM1.66m | 8:11PM1.94m | 9:14AM1.75m | 8:50PM1.94m | 9:33AM1.86m | 9:31PM1.90m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:28AM0.39m | 2:16PM0.95m | 2:53AM0.40m | 2:52PM0.80m | 3:17AM0.44m | 3:30PM0.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 22 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 20 | 21 | 22 | 27 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 68 | 89 | 87 | 67 | 67 | 50 | 142 | 143 | 138 | 93 | 93 | 91 | 88 | 86 | 88 | 125 | 168 | 158 | 62 | 63 | 70 | 68 | 87 | 125 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 11 | WNW 5 | WNW 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 203 | 201 | 196 | 186 | 174 | 144 | 144 | 142 | 142 | 140 | 138 | 134 | 129 | 123 | 121 | 46 | 19 | 48 | 158 | 149 | 142 | 154 | 154 | 151 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 19 | SW 19 | W 13 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 27 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 37 | 36 | 26 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 46 | 30 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 12 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | W 3 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 56 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 54 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 47 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 47 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
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