Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Driftwoods today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Driftwoods at 12PM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Driftwoods. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Fri afternoon, min 21°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSE 15 | SSW 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 228 | 218 | 215 | 204 | 199 | 246 | 142 | 213 | 198 | 173 | 166 | 151 | 112 | 108 | 165 | 84 | 71 | 180 | 151 | 115 | 115 | 140 | 75 | 103 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 11:48AM1.56m | 10:37PM2.09m | 12:14PM1.60m | 11:12PM1.97m | 12:40PM1.66m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:16AM0.22m | 4:33PM1.04m | 5:43AM0.28m | 5:15PM1.01m | 6:08AM0.38m | 6:01PM0.99m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 21 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 29 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 28 | 26 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 22 | 28 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 28 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 27 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSE 14 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | S 15 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | S 12 | S 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 102 | 81 | 215 | 63 | 73 | 72 | 112 | 133 | 119 | 125 | 122 | 90 | 68 | 108 | 165 | 26 | 71 | 180 | 151 | 115 | 115 | 140 | 75 | 103 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | WNW 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSE 15 | SSW 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 14 | SW 15 | S 13 | SSE 11 | S 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 12 |
| kJ | 228 | 218 | 63 | 204 | 199 | 246 | 142 | 213 | 198 | 173 | 166 | 151 | 112 | 81 | 33 | 52 | 39 | 35 | 57 | 55 | 80 | 72 | 65 | 71 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSW 15 | SSE 12 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSE 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 164 | 164 | 162 | 101 | 99 | 142 | 47 | 53 | 82 | 52 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 33 | 34 | 39 | 55 | 54 | 31 | 30 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 29 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | 32 | — | — | — | — | 61 | 87 | 52 | 30 | — | — | — | 58 | 85 | 69 | 84 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | 53 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 5 | 0 | 257 | 336 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 42 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
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