Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Drakes Bay today (26 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Drakes Bay at 9PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 26). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Drakes Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sun night, calm by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 192 | 189 | 178 | 181 | 238 | 235 | 213 | 164 | 161 | 161 | 111 | 115 | 163 | 165 | 208 | 206 | 93 | 122 | 116 | 176 |
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 | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:29PM1.64m | 00:51AM1.53m | 12:55PM1.71m | 1:42AM1.48m | 1:25PM1.77m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:04PM0.21m | 7:06AM0.32m | 7:43PM0.09m | 7:40AM0.45m | 8:26PM-0.01m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 |
| kJ | 297 | 304 | 316 | 181 | 238 | 235 | 213 | 164 | 161 | 161 | 111 | 115 | 113 | 165 | 287 | 243 | 273 | 341 | 329 | 292 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 16 | S 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 192 | 189 | 178 | 92 | 57 | 55 | 109 | 108 | 107 | 106 | 103 | 94 | 163 | 119 | 208 | 206 | 269 | 71 | 116 | 176 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 19 | W 12 | SW 24 | W 11 | W 11 | W 19 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SSW 15 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 53 | 57 | 94 | 11 | 22 | 10 | 9 | 30 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 61 | 61 | 63 | 81 | 79 | 93 | 122 | 46 | 44 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 502 | 294 | 274 | 274 | 207 | 151 | 155 | 197 | 304 | 269 | 302 | 334 | — | — | — | 280 | 413 | 458 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 32 | 32 | 25 | 25 | 144 | 144 | 144 | 60 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 144 | 47 | 17 |
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