Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Drakes Bay today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Drakes Bay at 1PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Drakes Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 85mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun morning, min 24°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 142 | 136 | 127 | 115 | 118 | 162 | 161 | 159 | 157 | 157 | 155 | 154 | 148 | 195 | 186 | 179 | 177 | 129 | 129 | 66 | 125 | 124 | 164 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:55AM2.20m | 11:50PM2.05m | 12:00PM2.26m | 00:48AM2.18m | 12:54PM2.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:37AM1.08m | 5:32PM0.88m | 5:47AM1.04m | 6:30PM0.78m | 6:45AM0.93m | 7:17PM0.66m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | 6 | 8 | 20 |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 25 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 142 | 113 | 113 | 115 | 115 | 113 | 113 | 113 | 113 | 117 | 117 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 78 | 56 | 56 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 53 | 53 | 66 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 12 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 102 | 136 | 127 | 88 | 69 | 68 | 85 | 84 | 157 | 157 | 59 | 154 | 148 | 195 | 186 | 179 | 177 | 129 | 129 | 66 | 125 | 124 | 164 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 97 | 97 | 59 | 52 | 118 | 162 | 161 | 159 | 83 | 62 | 155 | 58 | 57 | 56 | 56 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 25 | 12 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172 | 33 | 3 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 33 | 24 | 0 |
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