Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Drakes Bay today (06 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Drakes Bay at 10AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am November 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (06 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (06 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Drakes Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 69mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri morning, min 24°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 6 | Saturday 7 | Sunday 8 | Mon 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 437 | 419 | 402 | 390 | 323 | 323 | 313 | 309 | 219 | 215 | 215 | 188 | 190 | 193 | 237 | 255 | 258 | 255 | 560 | 582 | 569 | 776 | 731 | 597 | 582 | 568 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:37PM2.51m | 00:53AM2.79m | 1:25PM2.59m | 1:36AM2.84m | 2:08PM2.65m | 2:15AM2.87m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:27AM0.51m | 6:38PM0.58m | 7:15AM0.39m | 7:24PM0.54m | 7:56AM0.29m | 8:06PM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | 5:10 |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 18 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 28 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 437 | 419 | 402 | 390 | 323 | 323 | 313 | 309 | 219 | 215 | 215 | 147 | 147 | 172 | 58 | 85 | 66 | 64 | 560 | 582 | 569 | 776 | 731 | 597 | 582 | 568 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | WSW 6 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | 37 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 20 | 188 | 190 | 33 | 98 | 255 | 258 | 255 | 53 | 53 | 38 | 27 | 26 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 19 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | W 13 | W 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 26 | 26 | 12 | 50 | 82 | 83 | 24 | 15 | 119 | 117 | 117 | 19 | 28 | 193 | 237 | 54 | 81 | 190 | 96 | 107 | 54 | 3 | 3 | 58 | 58 | 57 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 22 | 38 | 48 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 56 | 88 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 24 | 122 | 33 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 286 | 82 | 33 | 49 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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