Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Drakes Bay today (05 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Drakes Bay at 3AM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (05 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (05 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Drakes Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 5 | Friday 6 | Sat 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 158 | 116 | 458 | 532 | 441 | 436 | 398 | 461 | 455 | 449 | 437 | 419 | 402 | 390 | 323 | 323 | 313 | 309 | 219 | 215 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:40AM2.43m | 00:05AM2.71m | 12:37PM2.51m | 00:53AM2.79m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:31AM0.63m | 5:46PM0.63m | 6:27AM0.51m | 6:38PM0.58m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | 5:10 |
mm | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 116 | 112 | 109 | 532 | 441 | 436 | 398 | 461 | 455 | 449 | 437 | 419 | 402 | 390 | 323 | 323 | 313 | 309 | 219 | 215 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | S 8 | WSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 158 | 109 | 458 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 54 | 54 | 41 | 36 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 15 | 119 | 117 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 12 | S 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | S 7 | S 6 |
| kJ | 107 | 116 | 49 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 40 | 38 | 28 | 38 | 35 | 24 | 21 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 7 | — | — | W 6 | — | — | WSW 7 | — | — | — | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 99 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 41 | — | — | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 33 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 33 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
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