Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Driftwoods today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Driftwoods at 4AM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Driftwoods. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Sat afternoon, min 22°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | WNW 6 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 137 | 118 | 110 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 120 | 120 | 118 | 118 | 79 | 75 | 70 | 59 | 58 | 58 | 71 | 58 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:21PM1.79m | 8:37AM1.33m | 5:31PM1.81m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:30PM0.69m | 00:43AM0.59m | 10:39AM1.31m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 26 | 24 |
Feels °C | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 24 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 7 | W 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 137 | 118 | 110 | 51 | 29 | 45 | 43 | 120 | 118 | 118 | 50 | 31 | 36 | 37 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 58 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 35 | 33 | 31 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 120 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 79 | 75 | 70 | 59 | 40 | 40 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | SW 19 | SW 20 | S 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 |
| kJ | 45 | 20 | 20 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 46 | 14 | 15 | 2 | 46 | 46 | 41 | 40 | 49 | 30 | 29 | 29 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | 58 | 73 | 62 | 61 | — | 38 | 34 | 34 | 49 | 51 | — | — | — | — | 35 | 37 | 71 | 87 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
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