Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Drakes Bay today (29 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Drakes Bay at 10AM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Drakes Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Tue morning, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | W 11 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 14 | W 12 | W 12 | SSW 14 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 85 | 82 | 63 | 109 | 154 | 129 | 101 | 99 | 131 | 93 | 85 | 91 | 91 | 140 | 90 | 89 | 119 | 109 | 136 | 91 | 93 | 93 | 93 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 3:59AM3.11m | 4:25PM2.87m | 4:39AM3.08m | 5:07PM2.81m | 5:22AM3.00m | 5:53PM2.70m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:16AM0.09m | 10:26PM0.24m | 10:57AM0.11m | 11:08PM0.31m | 11:42AM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 4 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | S 10 | W 11 | W 12 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | SSW 14 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 67 | 46 | 63 | 103 | 115 | 104 | 101 | 99 | 131 | 93 | 85 | 83 | 88 | 140 | 49 | 71 | 70 | 97 | 93 | 91 | 40 | 44 | 56 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SW 11 | S 10 | SW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 6 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 85 | 64 | 46 | 109 | 111 | 129 | 91 | 89 | 66 | 68 | 69 | 69 | 85 | 68 | 66 | 67 | 119 | 109 | 136 | 29 | 93 | 93 | 93 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | SSW 14 | SW 11 | S 10 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 10 | S 9 | WNW 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 7 | S 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 25 | 82 | 60 | 46 | 154 | 111 | 31 | 24 | 22 | 67 | 66 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 90 | 89 | 64 | 9 | 21 | 82 | 85 | 88 | 78 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 273 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172 | 33 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172 | 33 | 33 | 0 |
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