Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Drakes Bay today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Drakes Bay at 5PM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 21). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Drakes Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 330 | 334 | 358 | 229 | 210 | 210 | 243 | 321 | 334 | 339 | 272 | 233 | 214 | 211 | 180 | 163 | 163 | 193 | 177 | 232 | 175 | 175 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:51AM1.42m | 9:15PM1.36m | 10:16AM1.51m | 10:12PM1.39m | 10:41AM1.60m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:12PM0.58m | 4:07AM0.20m | 4:50PM0.41m | 4:42AM0.26m | 5:27PM0.23m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 256 | 186 | 190 | 121 | 92 | 210 | 243 | 321 | 334 | 339 | 272 | 233 | 175 | 344 | 370 | 287 | 578 | 725 | 794 | 794 | 741 | 729 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 330 | 334 | 358 | 229 | 210 | 142 | 142 | 143 | 85 | 65 | 65 | 218 | 214 | 168 | 163 | 176 | 163 | 102 | 177 | 232 | 175 | 175 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 13 | W 12 | NW 9 | SW 19 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | WNW 11 | NW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 87 | 77 | 50 | 120 | 70 | 39 | 181 | 149 | 149 | 149 | 148 | 65 | 44 | 211 | 180 | 163 | 123 | 193 | 101 | 99 | 68 | 68 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 9 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 91 | 6 | 7 | 51 | 76 | 251 | 489 | 617 | 486 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 144 | 144 | 32 | 25 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 144 | 32 | 0 |
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