Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Driftwoods today (01 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Driftwoods at 3AM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 31). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (01 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Evening (01 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Driftwoods. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 31 | Sunday 1 | Monday 2 | ||||||||||||||||
8 PM | 11 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 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 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 19 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 387 | 310 | 314 | 314 | 322 | 408 | 318 | 239 | 309 | 305 | 261 | 339 | 377 | 446 | 362 | 251 | 339 | 322 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:22AM1.55m | 3:18PM1.84m | 6:08AM1.67m | 4:49PM1.75m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:50PM0.29m | 9:36AM1.32m | 10:56PM0.34m | 11:20AM1.18m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — |
mm | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 18 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 387 | 310 | 314 | 314 | 322 | 408 | 318 | 239 | 309 | 305 | 146 | 339 | 377 | 446 | 362 | 248 | 339 | 322 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | WNW 11 | S 18 | SSW 17 | S 18 | WNW 13 | SSW 14 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | W 7 | WNW 20 | WNW 19 | NW 18 | NW 18 |
| kJ | 98 | 147 | 78 | 127 | 110 | 12 | 56 | 117 | 57 | 18 | 261 | 75 | 41 | 24 | 151 | 251 | 345 | 327 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | S 19 | WNW 11 | SE 10 | NW 14 | SSW 18 | S 18 | WNW 14 | SE 10 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | WNW 20 | WNW 6 | W 12 | WNW 6 | SW 7 |
| kJ | 13 | 12 | 64 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 31 | 98 | 18 | 4 | 86 | 84 | 84 | 157 | 14 | 80 | 7 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WNW 3 | NW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 |
| kJ | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 46 | 37 | 99 | 131 | 109 | 106 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 257 | 336 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
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