Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Driftwoods today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Driftwoods at 1PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Driftwoods. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 18°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 158 | 190 | 154 | 197 | 189 | 184 | 184 | 237 | 202 | 202 | 162 | 127 | 101 | 97 | 96 | 97 | 96 | 190 | 149 | 194 | 155 | 159 | 144 | 142 |
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 | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 12:45PM1.70m | 11:46PM2.18m | 1:27PM1.75m | 00:38AM1.94m | 2:10PM1.80m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:08AM-0.01m | 5:45PM0.97m | 6:48AM0.15m | 6:48PM0.96m | 7:27AM0.35m | 7:58PM0.95m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 22 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 25 | 23 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | 51 | 190 | 154 | 197 | 189 | 184 | 184 | 237 | 202 | 202 | 162 | 127 | 92 | 87 | 67 | 65 | 63 | 45 | 44 | 43 | 42 | 37 | 34 | 27 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 |
| kJ | 99 | 90 | 89 | 89 | 88 | 87 | 86 | 78 | 127 | 130 | 94 | 104 | 101 | 97 | 96 | 97 | 96 | 190 | 148 | 194 | 155 | 144 | 144 | 142 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WNW 20 | WNW 19 | WNW 19 | WNW 19 | WNW 19 | WNW 19 | SW 14 | WNW 18 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | SW 18 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 90 | 28 | 28 | 75 | 74 | 72 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 33 | 108 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 74 | 75 | 77 | 153 | 149 | 146 | 146 | 159 | 44 | 43 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 5 | — | SE 9 | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | — | — |
| kJ | 158 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 58 | 56 | 55 | — | — | — | — | 30 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 178 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 128 | 154 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 156 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
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