Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Drakes Bay today (04 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Drakes Bay at 9PM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (04 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (04 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Drakes Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 4 | Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 12 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 76 | 171 | 169 | 167 | 125 | 151 | 147 | 145 | 123 | 140 | 180 | 133 | 156 | 222 | 219 | 215 | 206 | 196 | 196 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:02PM2.37m | 9:29AM2.42m | 10:22PM2.41m | 10:49AM2.43m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:40PM0.61m | 3:13AM0.82m | 3:57PM0.66m | 4:36AM0.79m | 5:10PM0.62m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 76 | 76 | 169 | 167 | 125 | 151 | 147 | 145 | 123 | 121 | 123 | 133 | 140 | 222 | 219 | 215 | 206 | 196 | 196 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | W 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 74 | 71 | 74 | 54 | 51 | 50 | 50 | 113 | 111 | 140 | 180 | 111 | 156 | 121 | 117 | 115 | 85 | 85 | 85 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 13 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SW 20 |
| kJ | 75 | 171 | 51 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 20 | 84 | 34 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 36 | 134 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | — | SW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 37 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 82 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 312 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 33 | 3 | 0 |
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