Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Drakes Bay today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Drakes Bay at 10AM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Drakes Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 117mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 24°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
589 | 651 | 643 | 560 | 486 | 480 | 553 | 532 | 492 | 415 | 410 | 350 | 355 | 355 | 355 | 350 | 293 | 238 | 228 | 228 | 231 | 231 | 228 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 4:18AM3.15m | 4:35PM2.99m | 5:00AM3.12m | 5:19PM2.88m | 5:41AM3.02m | 6:01PM2.73m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:29AM0.14m | 10:44PM0.08m | 11:13AM0.19m | 11:25PM0.20m | 11:56AM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 11 | SW 16 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 15 | SSW 7 | SW 15 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 |
589 | 651 | 643 | 560 | 486 | 480 | 319 | 532 | 106 | 130 | 138 | 113 | 355 | 142 | 355 | 247 | 277 | 226 | 214 | 181 | 181 | 153 | 161 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 6 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | S 11 | SW 15 | S 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
147 | 145 | 145 | 145 | 196 | 285 | 553 | 80 | 492 | 415 | 410 | 350 | 37 | 355 | 21 | 350 | 293 | 238 | 228 | 228 | 231 | 231 | 228 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | — | — | W 13 | — | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | W 12 | S 11 | W 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
3 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 60 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 3 | 37 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 | — | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | SSW 7 | — | SSW 7 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 97 | — | — | — | 18 | 22 | 142 | — | 168 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 0 | 24 | 172 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 110 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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