Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Drakes Bay today (27 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Drakes Bay at 5AM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 26). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 17s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Drakes Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | ||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 129 | 261 | 188 | 107 | 107 | 106 | 243 | 293 | 358 | 354 | 350 | 338 | 322 | 314 | 376 | 432 | 432 | 371 |
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 | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:51AM1.42m | 12:44PM1.91m | 2:49AM1.39m | 1:25PM1.91m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:25PM-0.22m | 7:09AM0.69m | 8:11PM-0.29m | 7:52AM0.79m | 9:00PM-0.30m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 104 | 261 | 188 | 93 | 66 | 106 | 243 | 293 | 358 | 354 | 356 | 254 | 207 | 179 | 151 | 432 | 432 | 230 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | W 12 | W 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 11 | WNW 10 | SSW 12 | W 16 | W 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 129 | 101 | 63 | 107 | 107 | 58 | 22 | 29 | 134 | 132 | 350 | 338 | 322 | 314 | 376 | 284 | 276 | 371 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | W 20 | SSW 12 | SW 18 | NW 9 | SW 18 | WNW 17 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | S 11 | S 11 | WNW 14 |
| kJ | 67 | 8 | 29 | 83 | 22 | 82 | 58 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 181 | 170 | 218 | 228 | 225 | 9 | 9 | 273 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | WNW 10 | NW 5 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 258 | 314 | 84 | 118 | 103 | 94 | 116 | 369 | 428 | 358 | 661 | — | — | — | — | 171 | 236 | 440 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 144 | 60 | 48 | 32 | 32 | 25 | 144 | 144 | 144 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 0 |
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