Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Driftwoods today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Driftwoods at 2PM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Driftwoods. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Mon afternoon, min 20°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | WNW 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
251 | 212 | 199 | 191 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 186 | 186 | 138 | 138 | 140 | 181 | 166 | 101 | 149 | 153 | 140 | 110 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:03PM1.89m | 1:15AM1.53m | 1:40PM1.88m | 2:25AM1.33m | 2:22PM1.84m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:34AM0.58m | 7:27PM0.75m | 7:02AM0.78m | 8:36PM0.76m | 7:28AM0.97m | 10:00PM0.75m | ||||||||||||||||
6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 25 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 26 | 24 |
Feels °C | 21 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 23 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 25 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
251 | 212 | 199 | 191 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 186 | 186 | 138 | 138 | 140 | 181 | 93 | 101 | 101 | 153 | 71 | 108 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | W 5 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 16 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SW 13 | SSW 17 | W 15 |
43 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 25 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 166 | 44 | 149 | 44 | 57 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 18 | SW 9 | S 16 | S 16 | SW 13 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 46 | 80 | 44 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | W 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 |
12 | 14 | 9 | 35 | 51 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 48 | 48 | 36 | 95 | 119 | 119 | 106 | 94 | — | — | — | 118 | 140 | 110 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 318 | 318 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
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