Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Drakes Bay today (09 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Drakes Bay at 12AM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 08). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (09 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Drakes Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Fri morning, strong winds from the NW by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 381 | 432 | 508 | 502 | 502 | 496 | 483 | 465 | 326 | 322 | 266 | 262 | 336 | 332 | 299 | 231 | 211 | 211 | 319 | 319 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:21AM1.66m | 11:25PM1.55m | 11:51AM1.71m | 00:18AM1.51m | 12:20PM1.73m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:48PM0.25m | 5:51AM0.20m | 6:31PM0.12m | 6:28AM0.33m | 7:12PM0.04m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:40 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 15 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 668 | 649 | 643 | 577 | 560 | 560 | 476 | 578 | 517 | 661 | 857 | 1132 | 258 | 255 | 211 | 167 | 167 | 169 | 319 | 319 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 381 | 432 | 508 | 502 | 502 | 496 | 483 | 465 | 326 | 322 | 266 | 262 | 336 | 332 | 299 | 231 | 211 | 211 | 138 | 100 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 |
| kJ | 56 | 60 | 37 | 58 | 57 | 53 | 305 | 305 | 69 | 70 | 94 | 93 | 85 | 58 | 55 | 55 | 50 | 101 | 98 | 96 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1306 | 1484 | 1393 | 1170 | 1193 | 1956 | 2245 | 1892 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 25 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 6 | 47 | 489 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 128 | 144 | 144 | 146 | 489 | 470 | 144 | 144 |
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