Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Drakes Bay today (22 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Drakes Bay at 12AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Drakes Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 14 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 26 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 301 | 248 | 304 | 361 | 331 | 339 | 471 | 352 | 281 | 236 | 239 | 253 | 264 | 264 | 325 | 321 | 312 | 261 | 253 | 329 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:36PM1.66m | 8:23AM1.06m | 7:21PM1.67m | 9:55AM1.12m | 8:09PM1.68m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:24PM0.58m | 2:19AM0.28m | 1:23PM0.75m | 3:21AM0.19m | 2:30PM0.87m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SW 14 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 180 | 248 | 304 | 361 | 331 | 339 | 471 | 352 | 281 | 212 | 167 | 142 | 129 | 264 | 325 | 321 | 312 | 261 | 253 | 249 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | S 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 11 | SW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 26 | SW 26 |
| kJ | 301 | 101 | 223 | 176 | 223 | 178 | 154 | 245 | 245 | 236 | 239 | 253 | 264 | 48 | 62 | 27 | 16 | 8 | 237 | 329 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | S 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 8 | WNW 12 | NW 10 | SW 19 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 18 | SW 26 | S 7 | WSW 18 |
| kJ | 35 | 46 | 30 | 26 | 23 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 28 | 28 | 9 | 28 | 27 | 58 | 45 | 44 | 50 | 106 | 8 | 31 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | NW 3 | SW 7 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 6 | 4 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | 118 | 6 | 31 | 69 | 99 | 129 | 129 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 6 | 146 | 32 | 109 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 144 | 146 | 144 | 143 | 60 |
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