Drakes Bay Surf Break

Drakes Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 8.44° N 83.58° W

Issued: 11 am 30 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Drakes Bay sea temperature is
30.3° C

2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year

Drakes Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Drakes Bay today (30 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Drakes Bay at 5PM is: 0.9m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)18s
Afternoon (30 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)18s
Evening (30 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)18s

Table - waves today at Drakes Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 30°C on Tue morning, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
30
Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Fri
3
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
3
2
2
3
3
2
3
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
18
1.2
SSW
18
1.2
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
356
459
368
454
360
705
832
867
642
612
463
696
974
733
612
532
428
339
326
413
443
339
688
1064
Wind (km/h)
5
W
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
SW
10
SW
10
W
5
NW
0
E
5
W
5
W
5
NW
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
cross
glassy
glassy
High Tide
3:04PM2.64m
3:40AM2.52m
3:43PM2.66m
4:18AM2.57m
4:21PM2.66m
4:55AM2.61m
Low Tide
8:56AM0.69m
9:25PM0.39m
9:37AM0.66m
10:03PM0.36m
10:16AM0.65m
10:39PM0.37m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:18
5:18
5:20
5:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:55
5:55
5:55
5:55
 mm
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
1
3
3
Temp °C
29
30
30
29
28
27
27
27
29
30
30
28
28
27
27
27
29
29
29
28
26
27
27
27
Feels °C
34
35
34
34
33
31
32
32
34
34
34
32
32
31
32
32
34
33
33
33
32
32
32
32
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
18
1.2
SSW
18
1.2
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
Energy kJ
356
459
368
454
360
705
832
867
642
612
463
696
974
733
612
532
428
339
305
413
443
339
688
1064
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.4
SSW
21
0.9
S
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
Energy kJ
203
118
168
203
211
83
85
87
94
94
122
94
151
228
236
236
236
146
143
297
149
146
146
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.3
S
15
0.3
SW
18
0.1
S
24
0.5
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.4
SW
16
0.2
S
16
0.6
S
20
0.6
S
20
0.6
S
19
0.7
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.8
S
10
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
18
0.1
S
13
Energy kJ
57
57
57
57
60
38
49
11
99
158
158
90
20
276
276
273
333
326
141
236
329
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
4
3
4
4
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
Distance (km)
0
180
259
33
3
0
0
0
0
180
33
3
3
0
0
0
0
185
33
0
0
33
0
0
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
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4
4
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3
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4
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3
4
3
4
4
4
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Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
9
7
7
6
6
5
5
7
9
9
9
5
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