Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Drakes Bay today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 20s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Drakes Bay at 12PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 20s |
Table - waves today at Drakes Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 55mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 24°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 19 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 21 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 140 | 138 | 138 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 134 | 133 | 133 | 131 | 127 | 113 | 83 | 113 | 112 | 181 | 231 | 299 | 229 | 299 | 299 | 290 | 258 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 7:04AM2.43m | 7:39PM2.17m | 7:55AM2.26m | 8:41PM2.04m | 8:59AM2.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:51AM0.78m | 1:28PM0.74m | 1:40AM0.95m | 2:26PM0.88m | 2:43AM1.08m | 3:36PM0.96m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 9 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 140 | 138 | 138 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 55 | 44 | 40 | 48 | 47 | 48 | 55 | 52 | 49 | 62 | 48 | 48 | 51 | 54 | 54 | 52 | 49 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 12 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 59 | 57 | 60 | 59 | 62 | 61 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 113 | 83 | 113 | 82 | 75 | 73 | 181 | 231 | 299 | 98 | 299 | 299 | 290 | 258 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 21 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 19 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 113 | 111 | 105 | 100 | 98 | 97 | 134 | 133 | 133 | 131 | 127 | 84 | 83 | 113 | 112 | 72 | 72 | 98 | 229 | 71 | 69 | 69 | 69 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 5 | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 172 | 33 | 3 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172 | 33 | 3 | 0 |
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