Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Drakes Bay today (27 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 19s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Drakes Bay at 6PM is: 1.1m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 27). An open ocean swell of 2.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (27 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 18s |
| Evening (27 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Drakes Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Mon night, light winds from the NNW by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 528 | 702 | 835 | 911 | 808 | 608 | 518 | 567 | 594 | 679 | 781 | 781 | 781 | 695 | 663 | 625 | 617 | 617 | 617 | 610 | 539 | 525 |
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 | 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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:00PM1.33m | 11:07PM1.76m | 1:30PM1.34m | 11:46PM1.76m | 1:56PM1.36m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:19AM-0.08m | 5:57PM0.91m | 6:53AM-0.11m | 6:34PM0.87m | 7:24AM-0.12m | 7:11PM0.82m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | WNW 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 528 | 702 | 835 | 911 | 808 | 608 | 518 | 567 | 594 | 679 | 781 | 781 | 781 | 695 | 663 | 625 | 294 | 617 | 617 | 610 | 539 | 525 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 18 | SW 11 | SW 9 |
| kJ | 40 | 40 | 40 | 54 | 56 | 56 | 124 | 56 | 37 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 33 | 31 | 617 | 11 | 11 | 160 | 5 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | NW 10 | — | — | — | SW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 19 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SSE 17 | SW 11 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | S 16 | SW 9 | SW 9 |
| kJ | 29 | 4 | — | — | — | 90 | 56 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 34 | 32 | 29 | 30 | 57 | 84 | 129 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 111 | 104 | 166 | 293 | 412 | 322 | 253 | 277 | 243 | 198 | 313 | 499 | 611 | 542 | 441 | 356 | 579 | 277 | 372 | 709 | 910 | 683 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 32 | 47 | 144 | 144 | 144 | 109 | 143 | 32 | 25 | 47 | 144 | 144 | 144 | 47 | 47 | 32 | 17 | 25 | 144 | 144 | 143 | 47 |
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