Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Driftwoods today (06 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 19s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Driftwoods at 7AM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (06 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (06 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Driftwoods. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 5 | Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | ||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 11 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSE 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 77 | 74 | 70 | 85 | 84 | 83 | 66 | 66 | 96 | 146 | 145 | 140 | 69 | 126 | 211 | 209 | 273 | 270 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 6:17PM1.94m | 8:00AM1.75m | 7:18PM1.96m | 8:27AM1.87m | 8:11PM1.95m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:20AM0.28m | 1:27PM0.93m | 1:59AM0.31m | 2:16PM0.74m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 27 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 4 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 77 | 74 | 70 | 85 | 10 | 46 | 46 | 66 | 74 | 81 | 78 | 69 | 69 | 75 | 71 | 209 | 273 | 270 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | W 4 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 51 | 51 | 51 | 48 | 84 | 83 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 146 | 145 | 140 | 9 | 126 | 211 | 95 | 97 | 98 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 12 | SSE 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 19 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 47 | 14 | 14 | 27 | 96 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 60 | 44 | 42 | 42 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | — | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | — | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 18 | 10 | 6 | 9 | — | 6 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 13 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 318 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
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