Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.44° N 83.58° W

Drakes Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 05 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Drakes Bay sea temperature is
30.5°C
2.8° 

Drakes Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Drakes Bay today (06 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Drakes Bay at 12AM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Oct)--
Afternoon (06 Oct)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (06 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)14s

Table - waves today at Drakes Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 26°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
WNW
11
0.7
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
123
140
180
133
156
222
219
215
206
196
196
157
209
219
258
255
307
307
366
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
5
WSW
5
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
N
5
N
0
WNW
5
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
10:22PM2.41m
10:49AM2.43m
11:33PM2.54m
11:59AM2.52m
Low Tide
3:57PM0.66m
4:36AM0.79m
5:10PM0.62m
5:48AM0.67m
6:12PM0.52m
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2
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Temp °C
29
28
26
26
26
26
27
29
28
27
27
26
26
26
28
29
29
27
27
Feels °C
32
32
30
30
29
30
32
33
31
31
31
30
30
30
33
33
33
31
31
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