Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Drakes Bay today (06 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Drakes Bay at 9PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Drakes Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | |||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 84 | 136 | 133 | 133 | 131 | 100 | 152 | 204 | 258 | 234 | 229 | 326 | 326 | 326 | 392 | 377 | 279 | 272 | 268 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:14PM2.33m | 8:40AM2.63m | 9:21PM2.26m | 9:48AM2.59m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:08PM0.59m | 2:16AM0.69m | 3:12PM0.63m | 3:23AM0.76m | 4:24PM0.61m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 34 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 57 | 136 | 133 | 133 | 131 | 100 | 88 | 83 | 60 | 234 | 229 | 326 | 326 | 326 | 392 | 377 | 279 | 272 | 268 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 39 | 116 | 104 | 101 | 87 | 85 | 85 | 204 | 258 | 60 | 59 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 41 | 38 | 42 | 40 | 38 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 84 | 84 | 85 | 63 | 101 | 69 | 152 | 83 | 75 | 74 | 72 | 72 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 37 | 49 | 34 | 32 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 172 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 185 | 297 | 3 | 3 |
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