
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Drakes Bay today (18 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 19s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Drakes Bay at 9PM is: 0.6m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 18). An 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 (18 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 19s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Drakes Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Fri night, light winds from the NW by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
236 | 236 | 236 | 184 | 133 | 130 | 161 | 199 | 197 | 307 | 252 | 307 | 252 | 199 | 199 | 255 | 314 | 339 | 321 | 304 | |
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 | 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 | 5:28PM1.49m | 9:11AM1.23m | 6:38PM1.47m | 9:55AM1.27m | 7:48PM1.48m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:33PM1.01m | 1:45AM0.23m | 2:00PM1.00m | 2:50AM0.20m | 3:06PM0.93m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 7 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
236 | 236 | 236 | 184 | 133 | 168 | 164 | 131 | 197 | 307 | 252 | 307 | 252 | 199 | 228 | 255 | 314 | 339 | 321 | 304 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 18 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
103 | 81 | 78 | 73 | 70 | 130 | 161 | 199 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 42 | 40 | 199 | 38 | 38 | 29 | 29 | 29 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SW 12 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 |
24 | 8 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 69 | 68 | 68 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 39 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 7 | NW 8 | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
71 | 37 | 115 | 182 | 150 | 332 | 350 | — | 124 | 175 | 294 | 372 | 264 | 237 | 396 | 199 | 199 | 243 | 311 | 310 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 47 | 144 | 135 | 47 | 32 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 144 | 144 | 32 | 32 | 25 | 24 | 0 | 25 | 144 | 32 | 32 |
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