Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Drakes Bay today (24 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Drakes Bay at 7AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Drakes Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 68mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 24°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 209 | 209 | 206 | 169 | 169 | 133 | 160 | 155 | 152 | 147 | 186 | 140 | 108 | 138 | 203 | 199 | 198 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 00:56AM2.41m | 1:09PM2.45m | 1:34AM2.61m | 1:50PM2.60m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:04AM0.76m | 7:19PM0.60m | 7:44AM0.57m | 7:57PM0.47m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 4 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 32 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 209 | 209 | 206 | 169 | 169 | 133 | 155 | 155 | 152 | 147 | 186 | 137 | 42 | 50 | 61 | 52 | 53 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 8 | S 7 | WSW 6 | WNW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SW 13 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 28 | 30 | 28 | 12 | 99 | 130 | 160 | 42 | 43 | 142 | 33 | 35 | 91 | 90 | 203 | 199 | 158 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SSW 7 | WSW 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 14 | SW 13 | S 7 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 13 | 18 | 20 | 27 | 28 | 149 | 144 | 38 | 142 | 140 | 108 | 138 | 140 | 144 | 198 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | — | — | — | SSW 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 18 | — | — | — | 86 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 312 | 312 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172 | 172 | 82 | 82 |
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