Driftwoods Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.44° N 119.93° W

Driftwoods 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Driftwoods sea temperature is
20.8° C
3.6° 

Driftwoods surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Driftwoods today (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Driftwoods at 4AM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)2ft (0.6m)16s
Afternoon (18 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Evening (18 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

Table - waves today at Driftwoods. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Tue afternoon, min 22°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
0
0
1
2
1
1
2
2
0
0
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
16
0.4
S
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
1.3
WNW
6
1.4
WNW
6
1.3
WNW
6
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
138
138
140
181
166
80
149
153
104
128
120
169
174
186
191
164
137
118
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
N
5
WNW
10
WSW
15
SW
10
W
15
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
0
W
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
NW
5
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
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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clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:44
7:42
 mm
Temp °C
24
22
23
23
25
30
32
31
25
23
25
25
27
31
31
32
28
26
Feels °C
23
21
22
22
25
29
31
31
23
22
25
25
27
30
31
32
27
25
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