Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Drakes Bay today (23 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Drakes Bay at 9PM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 23). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Drakes Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 224 | 215 | 258 | 217 | 174 | 171 | 217 | 169 | 164 | 162 | 153 | 147 | 144 | 144 | 183 | 225 | 225 | 222 | 202 | 159 |
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-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:17AM1.42m | 10:30PM1.58m | 11:40AM1.48m | 11:16PM1.58m | 12:04PM1.56m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:16PM0.60m | 5:34AM0.09m | 5:51PM0.47m | 6:04AM0.13m | 6:27PM0.34m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 560 | 215 | 258 | 439 | 347 | 540 | 247 | 427 | 164 | 162 | 153 | 147 | 143 | 133 | 183 | 225 | 225 | 222 | 202 | 159 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 7 | SW 14 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 19 | SW 19 | S 11 | SW 21 |
| kJ | 224 | 9 | 9 | 217 | 174 | 171 | 101 | 169 | 24 | 24 | 18 | 8 | 144 | 144 | 104 | 68 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | SSW 13 | S 12 | SW 15 | SSW 11 | — | W 21 | — | S 12 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | WNW 13 | SW 19 | — | — | W 18 |
| kJ | 9 | 2 | 2 | — | 33 | 11 | 217 | 24 | — | 9 | — | 11 | 8 | 20 | 17 | 34 | 15 | — | — | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | — | 550 | 573 | 632 | 456 | — | — | — | 419 | 606 | 673 | 595 | 52 | 33 | 58 | 118 | 375 | 1832 | 1493 | 1062 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 25 | 32 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 144 | 47 | 60 | 109 | 60 | 109 | 144 | 144 | 144 | 144 | 60 |
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