Driftwoods Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.44° N 119.93° W

Driftwoods 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Driftwoods sea temperature is
20.6°C
3.1° 

Driftwoods surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Driftwoods today (06 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Driftwoods at 3PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (06 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Evening (06 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

Table - waves today at Driftwoods. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Tue morning, min 21°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
14
1
S
14
1
S
13
1
S
13
1
S
13
1
S
13
1
S
13
1.1
S
14
1.1
S
13
1.1
S
13
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
1
S
12
0.8
S
11
1
S
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
327
308
372
361
355
350
345
335
452
420
383
362
356
285
262
156
350
282
209
209
164
156
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
10
SSE
5
SE
5
SSW
5
WNW
5
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
0
E
10
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:08AM1.47m
6:21PM2.11m
8:37AM1.57m
7:22PM2.19m
9:07AM1.68m
8:15PM2.22m
Low Tide
12:07PM1.22m
1:52AM0.16m
1:16PM1.09m
2:34AM0.11m
2:11PM0.93m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:19
7:17
7:15
 mm
Temp °C
22
24
23
24
21
21
21
22
24
28
29
30
26
25
25
25
28
33
33
32
28
28
Feels °C
22
24
24
24
22
21
20
21
25
27
27
27
23
22
23
23
27
31
31
29
25
26
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