
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Drakes Bay today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Drakes Bay at 6AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Drakes Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
453 | 446 | 465 | 206 | 164 | 355 | 454 | 390 | 396 | 249 | 396 | 396 | 258 | 263 | 339 | 350 | 356 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 4:42AM3.10m | 4:56PM3.01m | 5:29AM3.09m | 5:45PM2.89m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:23PM-0.05m | 10:50AM0.21m | 11:10PM0.02m | 11:40AM0.26m | |||||||||||||
— | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | |
mm | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
453 | 446 | 465 | 206 | 164 | 355 | 454 | 390 | 396 | 249 | 396 | 396 | 258 | 263 | 339 | 350 | 356 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 16 | SSW 6 | SSW 11 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
15 | 8 | 33 | 165 | 158 | 34 | 34 | 81 | 13 | 68 | 12 | 12 | 100 | 101 | 12 | 20 | 21 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 20 | SW 20 | WSW 15 | S 16 | SSW 6 | W 15 | SW 16 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
— | 14 | 15 | 33 | 34 | 15 | 16 | 21 | 46 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 46 | 81 | 81 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172 | 110 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172 | 33 | 3 | 0 |
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