Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Drakes Bay today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Drakes Bay at 11AM is: 0.6m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 18s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Drakes Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Tue morning, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 88 | 111 | 83 | 209 | 319 | 209 | 92 | 86 | 175 | 173 | 173 | 119 | 155 | 142 | 148 | 174 | 174 | 97 | 93 | 136 | 70 | 108 | 110 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 00:59AM2.58m | 1:17PM2.82m | 1:57AM2.79m | 2:13PM2.94m | 2:48AM2.97m | 3:03PM3.02m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:03AM0.53m | 7:39PM0.22m | 8:02AM0.38m | 8:30PM0.09m | 8:55AM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 32 | 32 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SSW 13 | S 8 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 74 | 111 | 35 | 209 | 319 | 59 | 59 | 56 | 57 | 56 | 59 | 68 | 78 | 43 | 48 | 94 | 91 | 70 | 54 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 8 | SSW 12 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 18 | SW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 9 | S 8 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 37 | 35 | 52 | 53 | 57 | 209 | 92 | 86 | 175 | 173 | 173 | 119 | 155 | 55 | 51 | 174 | 174 | 97 | 93 | 136 | 47 | 108 | 110 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 18 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SW 15 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 88 | 22 | 83 | 49 | 81 | 97 | 92 | 35 | 67 | 67 | 126 | 91 | 64 | 142 | 148 | 99 | 98 | 80 | 78 | 37 | 70 | 75 | 87 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 180 | 33 | 3 | 33 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 172 | 33 | 33 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162 | 172 | 33 | 0 |
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