Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Drakes Bay today (22 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Drakes Bay at 3PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Drakes Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 110mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 24°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SW 26 | SW 26 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | SW 24 | SSW 24 | WSW 7 | SSW 21 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 83 | 84 | 108 | 121 | 79 | 70 | 36 | 60 | 72 | 108 | 171 | 171 | 290 | 278 | 264 | 368 | 368 | 271 | 217 | 82 | 404 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:36AM2.55m | 9:09PM2.21m | 9:30AM2.41m | 10:12PM2.11m | 10:29AM2.33m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:04PM0.73m | 3:11AM0.87m | 4:03PM0.80m | 4:10AM0.97m | 5:05PM0.82m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 39 | 17 | 10 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 30 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 26 | SW 18 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 57 | 59 | 108 | 121 | 79 | 22 | 21 | 36 | 72 | 55 | 155 | 124 | 66 | 49 | 264 | 228 | 228 | 125 | 131 | 82 | 94 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 26 | SW 26 | S 13 | SSW 26 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | S 7 | SSW 12 | S 7 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 83 | 84 | 54 | 93 | 23 | 70 | 35 | 60 | 37 | 37 | 171 | 171 | 31 | 64 | 218 | 368 | 368 | 40 | 47 | 24 | 135 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | S 6 | SW 12 | WNW 16 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 24 | SSW 24 | S 12 | SSW 21 |
| kJ | 61 | 11 | 35 | 25 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 22 | 8 | 25 | 34 | 11 | 12 | 20 | 48 | 48 | 271 | 217 | 71 | 404 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 7 | — | W 5 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 108 | — | 74 | 290 | 278 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 162 | 122 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 24 | 0 |
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