Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Drakes Bay today (11 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Drakes Bay at 7AM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am November 11). An open ocean swell of 2.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (11 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (11 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Drakes Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, strong winds from the S by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 11 | Thursday 12 | Friday 13 | Sat 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 6 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 100 | 99 | 93 | 67 | 67 | 66 | 102 | 100 | 99 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 93 | 89 | 87 | 85 | 79 | 75 | 105 | 309 | 127 | 206 | 125 | 166 | 95 | 150 | 146 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | off | glassy | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:57AM1.33m | 12:02PM1.70m | 2:45AM1.30m | 12:37PM1.64m | 3:35AM1.27m | 1:17PM1.58m | 4:26AM1.25m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:52AM0.91m | 7:46PM-0.12m | 7:32AM0.96m | 8:25PM-0.08m | 8:17AM1.00m | 9:09PM-0.02m | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | 5:00 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 14 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 | W 14 | W 14 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | SW 16 | W 13 | W 15 | W 17 | W 19 | W 19 | W 19 |
| kJ | 1736 | 1561 | 1561 | 1400 | 1230 | 1174 | 1275 | 1708 | 2436 | 3269 | 3504 | 3532 | 3616 | 3715 | 3616 | 3710 | 3659 | 3803 | 3543 | 1957 | 127 | 4763 | 6571 | 15143 | 29913 | 32139 | 27534 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | WNW 9 | SW 13 | SW 16 | W 25 | W 24 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 100 | 99 | 93 | 67 | 67 | 65 | 102 | 100 | 99 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 93 | 89 | 87 | 85 | 67 | 43 | 105 | 106 | 42 | 206 | 461 | 704 | 95 | 150 | 146 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | — | SW 20 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 13 | — | — | W 26 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 12 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 26 | 26 | 26 | 66 | — | 15 | 15 | 37 | 35 | 51 | 82 | 79 | 80 | 80 | 79 | 75 | 43 | — | — | 14 | 125 | 166 | 37 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 9 | SW 6 | WSW 15 | — | W 14 | W 17 | W 19 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 17 | 13 | 17 | 24 | 2 | 309 | 5626 | — | 5265 | 11123 | 24345 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 47 | 268 | 50 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 180 | 488 | 489 | 488 | 144 | 144 | 144 | 146 | 47 |
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