Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Driftwoods today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Driftwoods at 4AM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 22). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Driftwoods. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 37°C on Tue afternoon, min 24°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | ||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 5 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 71 | 71 | 71 | 35 | 94 | 89 | 81 | 79 | 90 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 109 | 103 | 98 | 100 | 100 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:29PM1.88m | 9:13AM1.44m | 7:17PM1.97m | 9:31AM1.49m | 7:57PM2.04m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:13AM0.40m | 1:10PM1.24m | 2:46AM0.33m | 1:52PM1.16m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 29 | 27 |
Feels °C | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 26 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 15 | WNW 5 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 5 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 14 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 24 | 23 | 71 | 35 | 55 | 39 | 38 | 57 | 90 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 23 | 109 | 103 | 98 | 63 | 100 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 10 | NW 7 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 18 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 12 | SW 17 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 71 | 71 | 18 | 14 | 94 | 89 | 57 | 79 | 49 | 60 | 65 | 67 | 112 | 37 | 37 | 28 | 100 | 58 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SSW 12 | SSW 19 | SSW 12 | WNW 9 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | S 15 | SSE 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 56 | 14 | 37 | 31 | 17 | 32 | 81 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 38 | 42 | 69 | 41 | 21 | 36 | 9 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | W 7 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | 48 | 64 | 62 | 49 | — | — | — | 38 | 24 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 35 | 16 | 15 | 29 | 41 | 46 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
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