Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Drakes Bay today (30 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Drakes Bay at 5AM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 29). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 12s 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 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (30 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (30 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Drakes Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the NW by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 29 | Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | ||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 435 | 453 | 471 | 483 | 489 | 489 | 483 | 471 | 435 | 424 | 418 | 418 | 412 | 407 | 297 | 297 | 297 | 362 |
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 | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:58AM1.33m | 3:06PM1.78m | 6:05AM1.33m | 4:12PM1.67m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:55PM-0.27m | 9:40AM0.94m | 10:56PM-0.20m | 10:59AM0.95m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 435 | 453 | 471 | 483 | 489 | 489 | 483 | 471 | 435 | 424 | 418 | 418 | 412 | 407 | 297 | 297 | 297 | 362 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 192 | 59 | 52 | 129 | 226 | 222 | 125 | 125 | 123 | 91 | 88 | 160 | 109 | 82 | 107 | 209 | 276 | 209 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 6 | W 19 | W 19 | W 19 | S 9 | SSW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 |
| kJ | 51 | 189 | 172 | 33 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 39 | 60 | 97 | 148 | 183 | 142 | 211 | 78 | 56 | 56 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 62 | 38 | 13 | 19 | 27 | 23 | 13 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 144 | 32 | 25 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 47 | 24 | 24 |
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