Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Driftwoods today (27 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Driftwoods at 7AM is: 0.8m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (27 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 18s |
| Evening (27 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Driftwoods. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Mon afternoon, min 21°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | ||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 399 | 399 | 399 | 399 | 460 | 559 | 431 | 325 | 347 | 351 | 377 | 386 | 358 | 358 | 358 | 469 | 288 | 271 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 8:16PM2.10m | 10:30AM1.46m | 8:53PM2.15m | 10:56AM1.49m | 9:29PM2.17m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:47AM0.23m | 2:39PM1.15m | 4:18AM0.20m | 3:16PM1.11m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 23 |
Feels °C | 24 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 19 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | W 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 17 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 399 | 399 | 94 | 143 | 130 | 101 | 96 | 325 | 347 | 351 | 100 | 171 | 147 | 112 | 112 | 469 | 127 | 167 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 16 | SSW 20 | SW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | WNW 8 | SW 17 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 399 | 399 | 460 | 559 | 431 | 129 | 37 | 6 | 377 | 386 | 358 | 358 | 358 | 107 | 288 | 271 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 99 | 98 | 99 | 113 | 149 | 166 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 8 | — | — | WNW 8 | — | — | WNW 5 |
| kJ | 129 | 123 | 36 | 146 | — | — | — | 140 | 144 | 146 | 24 | 161 | — | — | 75 | — | — | 69 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 157 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
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