
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Driftwoods today (25 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 21s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 21s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 20s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Driftwoods at 7AM is: 0.7m 21s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 21s |
| Afternoon (25 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 21s |
| Evening (25 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 20s |
Table - waves today at Driftwoods. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Sun afternoon, min 21°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 21 | SSW 21 | SW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
467 | 584 | 467 | 404 | 302 | 288 | 388 | 388 | 546 | 480 | 480 | 384 | 372 | 327 | 399 | 399 | 399 | 399 | 460 | 559 | 431 | 325 | 347 | 351 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:37AM1.39m | 7:36PM2.03m | 10:04AM1.43m | 8:16PM2.10m | 10:30AM1.46m | 8:53PM2.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:39AM0.37m | 1:15PM1.23m | 3:14AM0.29m | 2:00PM1.20m | 3:47AM0.23m | 2:39PM1.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 23 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 25 | 21 |
Feels °C | 22 | 23 | 25 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 26 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 24 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 22 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 |
82 | 89 | 73 | 87 | 87 | 288 | 388 | 388 | 546 | 176 | 140 | 107 | 127 | 327 | 399 | 399 | 399 | 181 | 159 | 559 | 431 | 325 | 347 | 351 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | SSW 21 | SW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | S 10 | S 10 | WNW 8 | S 12 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | S 10 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SSW 20 | SW 10 |
467 | 584 | 467 | 404 | 302 | 18 | 18 | 45 | 43 | 480 | 480 | 384 | 372 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 399 | 460 | 8 | 14 | 129 | 37 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 10 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 10 |
67 | 65 | 67 | 44 | 44 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 46 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | 109 | 143 | 53 | 117 | — | — | — | — | 164 | 197 | 192 | 161 | 230 | 153 | 133 | 169 | 235 | 263 | 237 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155 | 157 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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