Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Driftwoods today (17 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Driftwoods at 10PM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Driftwoods. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Tue afternoon, min 22°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 186 | 186 | 138 | 138 | 140 | 179 | 166 | 80 | 149 | 153 | 118 | 108 | 120 | 169 | 174 | 186 | 191 | 164 | 137 | 118 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:40PM1.88m | 2:25AM1.33m | 2:22PM1.84m | 4:21AM1.20m | 3:14PM1.80m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:36PM0.76m | 7:28AM0.97m | 10:00PM0.75m | 7:51AM1.12m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 29 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 30 | 33 | 31 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 28 | 25 |
Feels °C | 27 | 28 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 27 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 186 | 186 | 138 | 138 | 140 | 179 | 166 | 44 | 149 | 153 | 71 | 108 | 120 | 117 | 101 | 79 | 77 | 164 | 137 | 118 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | S 18 | WNW 9 | S 10 | WNW 9 | S 16 | S 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 17 | NW 15 | NW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | S 16 | WNW 13 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 46 | 80 | 44 | 44 | 57 | 8 | 9 | 169 | 174 | 186 | 191 | 43 | 35 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 18 | S 10 | S 18 | S 18 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 16 | S 9 | S 9 | W 14 | S 9 | SW 19 | NW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | S 16 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | 2 | 25 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 67 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 45 | 33 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | 23 | 53 | 70 | 59 | 73 | 84 | 71 | 77 | 86 | 95 | 118 | 106 | 117 | — | — | — | — | 73 | 38 | 35 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
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