Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Drakes Bay today (17 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Drakes Bay at 11PM is: 0.7m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 17s |
| Evening (17 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Drakes Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Sat 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 336 | 340 | 304 | 304 | 304 | 366 | 303 | 167 | 167 | 298 | 235 | 366 | 366 | 366 | 322 | 358 | 413 | 330 | 390 | 462 | 468 | 468 | 462 | 444 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:20PM3.10m | 4:58AM3.01m | 5:13PM3.01m | 5:51AM2.98m | 6:05PM2.86m | 6:43AM2.91m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:40PM-0.06m | 11:04AM0.26m | 11:31PM0.03m | 11:59AM0.35m | 00:22AM0.17m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — |
 | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 |
mm | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 12 | SW 17 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 336 | 181 | 245 | 175 | 172 | 366 | 303 | 123 | 123 | 298 | 235 | 366 | 366 | 366 | 322 | 189 | 413 | 330 | 390 | 462 | 468 | 468 | 462 | 444 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 17 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 181 | 340 | 267 | 304 | 304 | 300 | 175 | 167 | 167 | 211 | 208 | 206 | 161 | 158 | 142 | 358 | 107 | 100 | 97 | 66 | 93 | 66 | 66 | 57 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 6 | S 6 | S 13 | SSW 14 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 13 | WSW 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 255 | 304 | 304 | 181 | 174 | 12 | 18 | 90 | 104 | 65 | 102 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 30 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 44 | 25 | 41 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 4 | 5 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 51 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 48 | 51 | 125 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 185 | 92 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172 |
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