Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Drakes Bay today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Drakes Bay at 2AM is: 0.8m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Drakes Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 338 | 327 | 399 | 399 | 395 | 528 | 493 | 566 | 625 | 632 | 762 | 735 | 808 | 798 | 788 | 788 | 674 | 657 | 641 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 6:20PM2.36m | 6:29AM2.41m | 7:08PM2.22m | 7:17AM2.26m | 8:05PM2.12m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:07PM0.54m | 00:20AM0.81m | 12:52PM0.70m | 1:08AM0.96m | 1:44PM0.84m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 178 | 327 | 399 | 399 | 395 | 528 | 493 | 566 | 625 | 632 | 762 | 735 | 808 | 798 | 788 | 788 | 674 | 657 | 641 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 338 | 178 | 151 | 151 | 113 | 111 | 25 | 25 | 29 | 51 | 76 | 99 | 91 | 51 | 50 | 52 | 54 | 62 | 42 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WNW 11 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 24 | 104 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 24 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 50 | 49 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | — | — | WSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 33 | 33 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 133 | 82 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
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