Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Drakes Bay today (24 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Drakes Bay at 3PM is: 0.5m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 17s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Drakes Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 75mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 155 | 154 | 148 | 195 | 186 | 179 | 177 | 129 | 129 | 66 | 125 | 124 | 164 | 116 | 110 | 109 | 86 | 90 | 78 | 93 | 78 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 12:00PM2.26m | 00:48AM2.18m | 12:54PM2.38m | 1:33AM2.35m | 1:40PM2.50m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:30PM0.78m | 6:45AM0.93m | 7:17PM0.66m | 7:33AM0.79m | 7:57PM0.53m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 19 |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 |
Feels °C | 34 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SW 15 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 117 | 117 | 90 | 90 | 78 | 76 | 56 | 55 | 55 | 39 | 38 | 39 | 50 | 40 | 48 | 60 | 58 | 56 | 55 | 93 | 78 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 10 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 59 | 154 | 148 | 195 | 186 | 179 | 177 | 129 | 129 | 66 | 125 | 124 | 164 | 116 | 110 | 109 | 86 | 55 | 11 | 54 | 54 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 19 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 155 | 58 | 57 | 56 | 56 | 36 | 36 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 25 | 12 | 12 | 23 | 30 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 14 | 10 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 90 | 78 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 172 | 33 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172 | 92 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
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