Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Driftwoods today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Driftwoods at 4PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Driftwoods. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Sat afternoon, min 23°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 5 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 8 | SW 19 | SW 19 | WNW 8 | SW 18 | S 13 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 70 | 59 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 39 | 57 | 56 | 73 | 73 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 48 | 104 | 89 | 81 | 79 | 90 | 112 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:37AM1.33m | 5:31PM1.81m | 8:55AM1.39m | 6:29PM1.88m | 9:13AM1.44m | 7:17PM1.97m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:39AM1.31m | 1:34AM0.49m | 12:14PM1.30m | 2:13AM0.40m | 1:10PM1.24m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 27 | 25 |
Feels °C | 25 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 25 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 5 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 21 | 23 | 19 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 39 | 29 | 38 | 73 | 41 | 71 | 24 | 36 | 48 | 104 | 83 | 81 | 57 | 90 | 112 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 9 | SSW 12 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 12 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 70 | 59 | 58 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 34 | 57 | 27 | 31 | 18 | 19 | 71 | 71 | 31 | 94 | 89 | 34 | 79 | 49 | 60 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 18 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SSW 12 | SW 19 | SSW 12 | SSW 19 | S 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 42 | 40 | 23 | 48 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 22 | 22 | 56 | 48 | 14 | 56 | 14 | 37 | 42 | 33 | 32 | 50 | 16 | 8 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | WNW 5 | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 27 | 26 | 48 | 51 | 48 | — | 33 | — | 54 | 73 | 58 | 64 | 48 | 26 | — | — | — | 71 | 46 | 46 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
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