Driftwood Beach

California, United States

Right now

Conditions at 9:00 AM Pacific Daylight Time.

Good

Chest-high (1.5 m) at 5 s, heading toward ESE, with light cross-onshore wind toward NNE.

Swell

1.5 m

ESE

5 s

Wind

4 km/h

NNE

Cross-onshore

Tide

1.8 m

Falling

Weather

15 °C

Partly cloudy

16 °C water

7-day forecast

Wave height and the best conditions expected each day.

Hourly forecast

Saturday, September 19, 2026

TimeRatingSwellSwell directionWindWind directionTideWeather

12 AM

Fair

1 m · 6 s

ESE

8 km/h · 20 km/h gusts

SSE

Cross-shore

0.9 m

Partly cloudy · 14 °C

1 AM

Poor

1.1 m · 6 s

ESE

13 km/h · 28 km/h gusts

SE

Onshore

0.9 m

Mostly clear · 13 °C

2 AM

Fair

1.3 m · 6 s

ESE

12 km/h · 16 km/h gusts

SE

Onshore

1.1 m

Overcast · 13 °C

3 AM

Fair

1.3 m · 5 s

ESE

8 km/h · 15 km/h gusts

SE

Onshore

1.2 m

Partly cloudy · 14 °C

4 AM

Fair

1.3 m · 5 s

ESE

7 km/h · 13 km/h gusts

SE

Onshore

1.4 m

Fog · 14 °C

5 AM

Good

1.3 m · 6 s

ESE

3 km/h · 8 km/h gusts

E

Onshore

1.6 m

Fog · 14 °C

6 AM

Good

1.4 m · 5 s

ESE

4 km/h · 9 km/h gusts

E

Onshore

1.7 m

Fog · 15 °C

7 AM

Good

1.5 m · 5 s

ESE

5 km/h · 5 km/h gusts

ENE

Onshore

1.8 m

Fog · 14 °C

8 AM

Fair

1.5 m · 5 s

ESE

7 km/h · 10 km/h gusts

N

Cross-shore

1.8 m

Fog · 14 °C

9 AM

Good

1.5 m · 5 s

ESE

4 km/h · 5 km/h gusts

NNE

Onshore

1.8 m

Partly cloudy · 15 °C

10 AM

Fair

1.4 m · 5 s

ESE

6 km/h · 6 km/h gusts

E

Onshore

1.7 m

Mostly clear · 17 °C

11 AM

Fair

1.4 m · 5 s

ESE

10 km/h · 12 km/h gusts

E

Onshore

1.7 m

Partly cloudy · 17 °C

12 PM

Poor

1.3 m · 5 s

ESE

19 km/h · 26 km/h gusts

SE

Onshore

1.7 m

Mostly clear · 17 °C

1 PM

Poor

1.2 m · 6 s

ESE

23 km/h · 32 km/h gusts

SE

Onshore

1.8 m

Mostly clear · 17 °C

2 PM

Poor

1.2 m · 6 s

ESE

25 km/h · 36 km/h gusts

SE

Onshore

1.9 m

Mostly clear · 17 °C

3 PM

Poor

0.9 m · 6 s

ESE

26 km/h · 38 km/h gusts

SE

Onshore

2 m

Mostly clear · 17 °C

4 PM

Poor

0.7 m · 7 s

ESE

27 km/h · 42 km/h gusts

SE

Onshore

2.1 m

Mostly clear · 16 °C

5 PM

Poor

0.5 m · 7 s

ESE

28 km/h · 46 km/h gusts

SE

Onshore

2.2 m

Overcast · 16 °C

6 PM

Poor

0.4 m · 8 s

ESE

30 km/h · 51 km/h gusts

SE

Onshore

2.1 m

Overcast · 15 °C

7 PM

Poor

0.4 m · 8 s

ESE

32 km/h · 55 km/h gusts

SE

Onshore

2 m

Overcast · 15 °C

8 PM

Poor

0.3 m · 8 s

E

32 km/h · 56 km/h gusts

SE

Onshore

1.8 m

Overcast · 14 °C

9 PM

Poor

0.6 m · 7 s

ESE

32 km/h · 54 km/h gusts

SE

Onshore

1.6 m

Overcast · 14 °C

10 PM

Poor

1 m · 6 s

ESE

30 km/h · 49 km/h gusts

SE

Onshore

1.3 m

Overcast · 14 °C

11 PM

Poor

1.3 m · 6 s

ESE

28 km/h · 46 km/h gusts

SE

Onshore

1.1 m

Overcast · 14 °C

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