Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Drakes Bay today (22 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Drakes Bay at 12PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Drakes Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 10 | S 9 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
281 | 216 | 198 | 158 | 154 | 154 | 120 | 148 | 115 | 136 | 142 | 145 | 142 | 162 | 161 | 159 | 157 | 157 | 155 | 154 | 148 | 195 | 186 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 9:44AM2.21m | 10:38PM2.00m | 10:55AM2.20m | 11:50PM2.05m | 12:00PM2.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:24AM1.04m | 4:22PM0.92m | 4:37AM1.08m | 5:32PM0.88m | 5:47AM1.04m | 6:30PM0.78m | |||||||||||||||||
5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 32 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 |
281 | 216 | 198 | 158 | 154 | 154 | 120 | 148 | 115 | 113 | 142 | 145 | 142 | 139 | 139 | 136 | 136 | 136 | 101 | 117 | 117 | 90 | 78 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 12 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 |
103 | 65 | 98 | 93 | 107 | 104 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 136 | 127 | 88 | 69 | 68 | 85 | 84 | 157 | 157 | 59 | 154 | 148 | 195 | 186 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | SW 21 | WSW 6 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
3 | 18 | 3 | 40 | 38 | 3 | 3 | 60 | 97 | 97 | 59 | 52 | 118 | 162 | 161 | 159 | 83 | 62 | 155 | 58 | 57 | 56 | 56 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 172 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 172 | 82 | 3 | 0 |
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