Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Driftwoods today (22 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Driftwoods at 12PM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (22 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (22 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Driftwoods. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | W 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | SSW 15 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 191 | 201 | 191 | 149 | 142 | 138 | 136 | 134 | 145 | 94 | 129 | 129 | 102 | 167 | 136 | 232 | 166 | 231 | 169 | 169 | 121 | 167 | 167 | 120 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:59AM1.81m | 7:49PM1.70m | 8:17AM1.93m | 8:36PM1.71m | 8:40AM2.06m | 9:24PM1.69m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:28AM0.56m | 2:01PM0.81m | 1:55AM0.61m | 2:38PM0.60m | 2:23AM0.67m | 3:16PM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — |
mm | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | S 14 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 191 | 201 | 191 | 99 | 134 | 127 | 136 | 72 | 91 | 94 | 89 | 89 | 87 | 57 | 57 | 232 | 166 | 176 | 146 | 149 | 119 | 121 | 91 | 120 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | WSW 5 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 60 | 78 | 107 | 149 | 142 | 138 | 20 | 134 | 145 | 92 | 129 | 127 | 102 | 81 | 81 | 142 | 142 | 231 | 169 | 169 | 121 | 167 | 167 | 46 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | SSE 14 | SW 5 | SW 5 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SW 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | S 16 | S 15 | WNW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 18 | W 5 |
| kJ | 66 | 66 | 11 | 11 | 101 | 101 | 99 | 99 | 79 | 93 | 83 | 129 | 81 | 102 | 65 | 79 | 74 | 38 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 11 | 6 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | — | — | WSW 12 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | WNW 3 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | — | — | 107 | 10 | — | — | — | — | 97 | 125 | 80 | 167 | 136 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 40 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 38 | 0 | 38 | 299 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
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