Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Driftwoods today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Driftwoods at 2PM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Driftwoods. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 19 | SW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 78 | 109 | 129 | 127 | 171 | 171 | 125 | 124 | 124 | 122 | 121 | 160 | 158 | 158 | 154 | 146 | 125 | 104 | 182 | 180 | 180 | 243 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:46AM1.71m | 9:58PM2.34m | 11:20AM1.78m | 10:45PM2.20m | 11:54AM1.84m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:49PM0.87m | 4:56AM0.04m | 4:41PM0.80m | 5:30AM0.19m | 5:33PM0.75m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 17 |
Feels °C | 21 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 78 | 109 | 129 | 127 | 171 | 171 | 125 | 124 | 124 | 122 | 121 | 160 | 158 | 158 | 154 | 146 | 104 | 104 | 103 | 180 | 180 | 243 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | S 11 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 29 | 16 | 16 | 26 | 22 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 182 | 140 | 140 | 102 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SW 18 | S 10 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 27 | 27 | 27 | 44 | 28 | 12 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 75 | 75 | 125 | 87 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 24 | 24 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 32 | 21 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 303 | 488 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 129 | 318 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 899 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
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