Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Driftwoods today (19 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Driftwoods at 8AM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (19 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 17s |
| Evening (19 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Driftwoods. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Tue afternoon, min 20°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 142 | 138 | 130 | 238 | 241 | 238 | 177 | 211 | 180 | 180 | 180 | 125 | 166 | 166 | 220 | 91 | 104 | 107 | 186 | 166 | 249 | 252 | 237 | 331 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:34AM1.67m | 2:53PM1.83m | 2:44AM1.43m | 3:39PM1.86m | 4:21AM1.26m | 4:27PM1.87m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:04AM0.57m | 9:18PM0.91m | 8:40AM0.77m | 10:46PM0.83m | 9:19AM0.96m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 21 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 27 | 24 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 22 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 22 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 6 | SW 17 | SW 17 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 16 | S 11 | SSW 14 | S 10 | SSW 17 | WNW 5 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 27 | 21 | 16 | 238 | 241 | 141 | 139 | 139 | 180 | 180 | 180 | 125 | 118 | 116 | 220 | 81 | 104 | 72 | 186 | 17 | 249 | 252 | 237 | 331 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | SW 16 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 5 | W 4 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 11 | SSW 13 | S 10 | SSW 16 | S 10 | SSW 16 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | 142 | 138 | 130 | 69 | 108 | 238 | 177 | 211 | 125 | 22 | 10 | 118 | 166 | 166 | 81 | 69 | 49 | 107 | 74 | 166 | 47 | 26 | 26 | 34 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SW 16 | S 10 | W 6 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WNW 4 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 13 | S 17 | S 10 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SW 12 | SW 21 |
| kJ | 39 | 89 | 55 | 19 | 78 | 91 | 89 | 88 | 73 | 122 | 116 | 6 | 69 | 69 | 40 | 91 | 104 | 46 | 91 | 47 | 34 | 34 | 36 | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | W 6 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 15 | 18 | 27 | 23 | 22 | 33 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 83 | 44 | 30 | 23 | 22 | — | 15 | 42 | 70 | 67 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 8 | 42 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 8 | 42 | 8 | 0 |
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