Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Driftwoods today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Driftwoods at 5AM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Driftwoods. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | WNW 19 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | SSW 15 | S 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 292 | 260 | 255 | 255 | 266 | 332 | 246 | 188 | 242 | 273 | 270 | 246 | 216 | 469 | 334 | 322 | 280 | 248 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | on | on | on | off | off |
High Tide | 11:19PM1.61m | 10:39AM2.10m | 00:09AM1.50m | 11:07AM2.04m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:02PM0.32m | 4:27AM0.92m | 5:43PM0.33m | 4:51AM1.05m | 6:28PM0.39m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 15 | WNW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 9 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 5 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 292 | 191 | 184 | 147 | 266 | 153 | 246 | 188 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 246 | 69 | 469 | 334 | 322 | 31 | 248 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 11 | SSW 15 | WNW 11 | S 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 10 | WNW 18 | WNW 16 | SSW 15 | WNW 9 | WNW 16 | W 4 | SSW 16 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | 258 | 258 | 255 | 255 | 150 | 249 | 75 | 168 | 176 | 104 | 270 | 153 | 188 | 64 | 169 | 14 | 280 | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | WNW 21 | S 16 | S 16 | WNW 19 | WNW 19 | WNW 19 | SW 18 | S 18 | WNW 18 | W 6 | S 18 | S 18 | WNW 16 | W 9 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | S 16 |
| kJ | 48 | 260 | 124 | 76 | 148 | 332 | 143 | 166 | 155 | 273 | 18 | 154 | 216 | 144 | 41 | 166 | 158 | 127 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | W 6 | WNW 10 | W 6 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 6 | NW 10 | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 101 | 18 | 115 | 16 | 33 | 65 | 18 | 92 | — | — | 42 | 20 | 16 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 155 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
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