Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Driftwoods today (05 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Driftwoods at 10AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (05 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (05 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Driftwoods. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 34°C on Mon morning, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 11 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 138 | 138 | 138 | 136 | 134 | 97 | 77 | 74 | 70 | 85 | 84 | 83 | 66 | 66 | 96 | 146 | 145 | 140 | 130 | 126 | 211 | 276 | 273 | 270 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 7:31AM1.63m | 6:17PM1.94m | 8:00AM1.75m | 7:18PM1.96m | 8:27AM1.87m | 8:11PM1.95m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:34AM0.29m | 12:29PM1.12m | 1:20AM0.28m | 1:27PM0.93m | 1:59AM0.31m | 2:16PM0.74m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 28 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 28 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 27 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 138 | 138 | 138 | 136 | 134 | 97 | 77 | 74 | 70 | 85 | 84 | 83 | 46 | 66 | 74 | 81 | 78 | 70 | 70 | 68 | 211 | 276 | 273 | 270 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 43 | 38 | 57 | 57 | 56 | 56 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 48 | 47 | 46 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 67 | 145 | 140 | 67 | 126 | 66 | 65 | 52 | 57 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | NW 11 | WNW 10 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 27 | 96 | 146 | 67 | 67 | 130 | 68 | 71 | 29 | 42 | 27 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | — | W 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 17 | 18 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 8 | 111 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 47 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
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