Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Drakes Bay today (16 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 19s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Drakes Bay at 3PM is: 0.9m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (16 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 19s |
| Evening (16 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Drakes Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Tue morning, min 24°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
277 | 459 | 627 | 480 | 480 | 369 | 369 | 358 | 388 | 340 | 336 | 340 | 304 | 304 | 304 | 366 | 303 | 167 | 242 | 298 | 231 | 366 | 366 | 366 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 3:27PM3.14m | 4:06AM2.98m | 4:20PM3.10m | 4:58AM3.01m | 5:13PM3.01m | 5:51AM2.98m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:15AM0.23m | 9:49PM-0.08m | 10:10AM0.22m | 10:40PM-0.06m | 11:04AM0.26m | 11:31PM0.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | |
— | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | |
mm | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 33 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 19 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
277 | 198 | 627 | 198 | 282 | 307 | 307 | 286 | 257 | 340 | 336 | 181 | 245 | 175 | 172 | 366 | 303 | 123 | 242 | 298 | 231 | 366 | 366 | 366 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SW 20 | SSW 13 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
21 | 459 | 195 | 480 | 480 | 369 | 369 | 358 | 388 | 181 | 181 | 340 | 267 | 304 | 304 | 300 | 175 | 167 | 167 | 211 | 208 | 206 | 161 | 145 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | S 6 | S 6 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 13 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 16 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 |
160 | 30 | 30 | 369 | 369 | 329 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 260 | 255 | 304 | 304 | 181 | 174 | 12 | 12 | 90 | 12 | 14 | 102 | 6 | 10 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 51 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 51 | 172 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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