
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Driftwoods today (05 Nov):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Driftwoods at 6PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (05 Nov) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Driftwoods. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 5 | Friday 6 | Saturday 7 | Sun 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 7 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
129 | 129 | 94 | 152 | 193 | 261 | 312 | 312 | 452 | 452 | 452 | 973 | 635 | 838 | 724 | 612 | 596 | 596 | 574 | 443 | 437 | 508 | 501 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | off | off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 7:12PM1.65m | 7:13AM2.10m | 8:04PM1.62m | 7:39AM2.15m | 8:52PM1.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:16PM0.56m | 00:52AM0.70m | 1:57PM0.40m | 1:23AM0.82m | 2:35PM0.28m | 1:53AM0.93m | |||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | |
— | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 |
Feels °C | 23 | 24 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 |
129 | 129 | 94 | 119 | 101 | 94 | 312 | 312 | 452 | 452 | 452 | 973 | 635 | 838 | 724 | 612 | 596 | 596 | 574 | 443 | 437 | 508 | 501 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | SSW 14 | W 9 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | SSW 15 | WNW 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | WNW 4 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
55 | 71 | 42 | 152 | 193 | 261 | 63 | 62 | 286 | 390 | 377 | 42 | 41 | 97 | 115 | 120 | 78 | 120 | 76 | 116 | 11 | 113 | 107 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | NW 12 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | WNW 20 | WNW 19 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 19 | SSW 15 | S 14 | W 16 | W 20 | WNW 19 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | WNW 17 | S 8 |
76 | 35 | 45 | 34 | 34 | 51 | 149 | 231 | 34 | 38 | 41 | 34 | 87 | 16 | 5 | 30 | 35 | 16 | 36 | 17 | 115 | 56 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | WNW 4 | — | WNW 6 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | 13 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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