Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Driftwoods today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 19s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Driftwoods at 9AM is: 0.4m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 19s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Driftwoods. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 121 | 134 | 133 | 133 | 133 | 133 | 133 | 133 | 130 | 116 | 155 | 154 | 197 | 197 | 197 | 197 | 199 | 199 | 197 | 252 | 255 | 252 | 246 | 243 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 3:16PM1.70m | 8:18AM1.41m | 4:47PM1.71m | 8:18AM1.46m | 5:56PM1.77m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:58PM0.61m | 10:39AM1.39m | 00:51AM0.53m | 12:12PM1.32m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 18 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 13 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 121 | 120 | 70 | 133 | 133 | 133 | 133 | 59 | 39 | 55 | 48 | 49 | 47 | 197 | 197 | 197 | 199 | 199 | 63 | 49 | 47 | 252 | 246 | 243 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 19 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 104 | 134 | 133 | 69 | 65 | 61 | 59 | 133 | 59 | 116 | 155 | 154 | 197 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 197 | 252 | 255 | 29 | 29 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | WNW 11 | S 11 | SSE 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 19 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 9 | S 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 10 | S 9 | S 13 |
| kJ | 10 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 130 | 58 | 58 | 34 | 34 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 29 | 4 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | — | — | WNW 7 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 4 | — | — | W 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | 20 | 23 | 17 | 12 | 18 | 35 | 82 | 62 | 19 | 47 | — | — | 54 | 64 | 77 | 64 | 53 | 58 | 29 | — | — | 45 | 42 | 51 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
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