Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Drakes Bay today (27 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Drakes Bay at 3PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am October 27). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Drakes Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 29°C on Wed morning, min 24°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 17 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 149 | 193 | 188 | 180 | 190 | 241 | 142 | 152 | 120 | 203 | 155 | 203 | 91 | 302 | 169 | 188 | 178 | 176 | 223 | 159 | 242 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 3:22PM2.89m | 3:34AM3.16m | 4:06PM2.91m | 4:19AM3.13m | 4:52PM2.87m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:11AM0.02m | 9:22PM0.22m | 9:54AM-0.03m | 10:07PM0.22m | 10:39AM0.00m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — |
mm | 18 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 16 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 15 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 149 | 193 | 188 | 180 | 147 | 147 | 118 | 113 | 81 | 110 | 81 | 79 | 79 | 302 | 57 | 57 | 56 | 176 | 223 | 159 | 242 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 9 | SSW 16 | SW 17 | SW 15 | S 9 | S 8 | SSW 14 | S 10 |
| kJ | 62 | 64 | 152 | 150 | 190 | 241 | 142 | 152 | 120 | 203 | 155 | 203 | 89 | 78 | 169 | 188 | 178 | 55 | 52 | 121 | 68 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | W 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | WNW 9 | SW 17 | W 9 | SSW 15 | WNW 8 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 17 | S 8 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 50 | 17 | 41 | 41 | 29 | 28 | 108 | 98 | 91 | 15 | 75 | 14 | 91 | 14 | 167 | 169 | 112 | 69 | 145 | 52 | 131 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 3 | — | — | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | — | — | SE 3 | SE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 48 | 24 | 49 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 209 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 181 | 319 | 49 | 0 |
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