Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Drakes Bay today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Drakes Bay at 2AM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 29). An open ocean swell of 2.0m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 3.0m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Drakes Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Tue night, calm by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 258 | 203 | 203 | 201 | 155 | 151 | 147 | 141 | 176 | 136 | 113 | 112 | 113 | 97 | 111 | 111 | 107 | 104 |
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 | glassy | cross-on | cross | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:41AM1.33m | 2:38PM1.81m | 4:55AM1.26m | 3:26PM1.78m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:14PM-0.06m | 8:55AM0.74m | 10:08PM-0.07m | 9:43AM0.86m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | WNW 13 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 258 | 184 | 604 | 489 | 429 | 520 | 531 | 599 | 627 | 586 | 586 | 543 | 455 | 292 | 462 | 389 | 346 | 275 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | SW 16 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 187 | 203 | 246 | 181 | 178 | 137 | 127 | 141 | 176 | 136 | 103 | 102 | 100 | 109 | 69 | 67 | 107 | 87 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 15 | 34 | 203 | 201 | 155 | 151 | 147 | 62 | 60 | 59 | 113 | 112 | 113 | 97 | 111 | 111 | 62 | 104 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | — | — | — | NW 9 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 992 | 845 | 1201 | — | — | — | 760 | 944 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 47 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 32 | 25 | 24 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
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