Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Driftwoods today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Driftwoods at 12PM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 12). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Driftwoods. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 6 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 171 | 142 | 140 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 115 | 99 | 96 | 92 | 185 | 199 | 227 | 245 | 355 | 275 | 405 | 316 | 238 | 189 | 154 | 158 | 158 | 162 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 11:01AM2.00m | 11:21PM1.79m | 11:30AM2.01m | 00:10AM1.60m | 11:59AM1.98m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:46AM0.47m | 5:18PM0.52m | 5:14AM0.65m | 6:05PM0.52m | 5:39AM0.83m | 6:55PM0.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 23 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 21 | 22 | 23 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 26 | 28 | 25 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 5 | W 5 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | SW 17 | W 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 171 | 142 | 25 | 18 | 102 | 102 | 100 | 99 | 96 | 92 | 185 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 294 | 238 | 189 | 154 | 107 | 158 | 162 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 14 | W 11 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 9 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 42 | 71 | 140 | 102 | 59 | 59 | 34 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 64 | 21 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 56 | 27 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 1 | 47 | 77 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WNW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WNW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | WSW 12 | SW 19 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | S 9 | S 8 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 14 | 10 | 38 | 35 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 58 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 50 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 5 | 15 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | — | — | W 9 | WNW 9 | — |
| kJ | 48 | 35 | 35 | 19 | 18 | 58 | 115 | 107 | 104 | 90 | 102 | 199 | 227 | 245 | 355 | 275 | 405 | 316 | 202 | — | — | 158 | 141 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 84 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 140 | 156 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
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