Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Drakes Bay today (30 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Drakes Bay at 11PM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 30). An open ocean swell of 2.2m 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 (30 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Drakes Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 387 | 367 | 344 | 334 | 334 | 330 | 297 | 289 | 285 | 277 | 285 | 226 | 210 | 204 | 201 | 133 | 166 | 129 | 149 | 129 |
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 |
High Tide | 2:22PM1.39m | 1:03AM1.69m | 2:48PM1.44m | 1:43AM1.61m | 3:14PM1.49m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:47PM0.77m | 8:23AM-0.09m | 8:26PM0.70m | 8:52AM-0.02m | 9:09PM0.63m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 387 | 367 | 344 | 334 | 334 | 330 | 297 | 289 | 285 | 277 | 285 | 226 | 210 | 204 | 201 | 133 | 166 | 129 | 149 | 129 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | — | — | S 12 | — | W 21 | W 21 | SSW 13 | SW 15 | SW 20 | S 11 | SW 19 | S 10 |
| kJ | 1 | 141 | 106 | 112 | 148 | 189 | 180 | 173 | — | — | 75 | — | 9 | 9 | 69 | 35 | 15 | 37 | 15 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 14 | S 15 | S 15 | — | SSE 11 | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | W 21 | SW 14 | SW 20 | SSW 13 | SW 19 | S 11 | SW 19 |
| kJ | — | — | 68 | 113 | 109 | — | 11 | — | — | — | 73 | 93 | — | 9 | 74 | 15 | 59 | 15 | 35 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 382 | 584 | 691 | 532 | 382 | 302 | 240 | 228 | 262 | 415 | 595 | 465 | 343 | 320 | 319 | 292 | 441 | 840 | 1148 | 1027 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 144 | 144 | 143 | 60 | 32 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 47 | 144 | 47 | 47 | 32 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 47 | 144 | 143 | 47 |
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