Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Driftwoods today (13 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Driftwoods at 4PM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Driftwoods. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 216 | 469 | 334 | 322 | 280 | 248 | 209 | 310 | 348 | 344 | 339 | 335 | 326 | 259 | 259 | 154 | 256 | 252 | 228 | 246 | 246 | 242 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | on | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 11:07AM2.04m | 1:07AM1.39m | 11:37AM1.97m | 2:28AM1.32m | 12:12PM1.87m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:28PM0.39m | 5:13AM1.16m | 7:19PM0.47m | 5:29AM1.25m | 8:22PM0.55m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 12 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 5 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 188 | 469 | 334 | 322 | 35 | 248 | 209 | 310 | 348 | 344 | 339 | 335 | 326 | 259 | 259 | 154 | 256 | 252 | 228 | 246 | 246 | 242 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 16 | W 9 | WNW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | W 5 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | NW 13 |
| kJ | 71 | 144 | 54 | 166 | 280 | 27 | 17 | 118 | 138 | 138 | 136 | 73 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 13 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 104 | 69 | 44 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | W 5 | WNW 16 | S 16 | WNW 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 13 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | S 23 | SW 22 | WNW 4 |
| kJ | 216 | 15 | 169 | 130 | 158 | 127 | 125 | 124 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 70 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | — |
| kJ | 61 | 58 | 46 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 7 | 10 | 10 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 157 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 47 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
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