Driftwoods Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.44° N 119.93° W

Driftwoods 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Driftwoods sea temperature is
17.8° C
1.6° 

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 (08 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Driftwoods at 7PM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.7m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)--
Afternoon (08 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Evening (08 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Sat
11
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
2
3
3
2
2
2
0
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
16
1.6
WNW
7
0.8
SSW
16
1.6
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
9
0.6
SSW
16
1
WNW
9
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
334
247
298
378
351
307
259
216
211
243
268
238
206
211
177
169
174
169
188
167
167
167
169
172
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
ENE
5
W
15
WSW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
NW
0
N
0
N
5
E
5
W
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
0
E
10
ESE
5
ESE
0
SSE
10
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
4:52PM1.97m
6:32AM1.23m
5:42PM2.10m
8:00AM1.30m
6:35PM2.24m
9:03AM1.38m
Low Tide
00:27AM0.62m
10:37AM1.03m
1:26AM0.38m
11:44AM1.10m
2:19AM0.16m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:54
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:15
8:14
8:14
8:14
 mm
Temp °C
30
29
22
22
23
20
23
28
29
29
23
21
20
18
22
26
25
26
22
21
18
17
23
25
Feels °C
29
27
20
20
21
19
22
26
28
29
23
21
20
18
22
25
25
26
23
22
17
17
24
25
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