
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Drakes Bay today (09 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Drakes Bay at 1AM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (09 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (09 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Drakes Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 61mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 30°C on Wed afternoon, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Sat 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
627 | 612 | 604 | 581 | 480 | 474 | 474 | 457 | 463 | 382 | 372 | 353 | 348 | 344 | 344 | 268 | 273 | 352 | 268 | 556 | 582 | 620 | 620 | 620 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:43PM2.29m | 9:09AM2.64m | 9:47PM2.27m | 10:12AM2.66m | 10:56PM2.32m | 11:18AM2.72m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:40PM0.68m | 2:45AM0.72m | 3:41PM0.64m | 3:47AM0.73m | 4:46PM0.56m | 4:56AM0.70m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | |
5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | |
mm | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 2 | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
Feels °C | 34 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
627 | 612 | 604 | 581 | 480 | 474 | 474 | 457 | 463 | 382 | 372 | 353 | 348 | 344 | 344 | 56 | 62 | 82 | 79 | 110 | 582 | 620 | 620 | 620 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | S 7 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
112 | 110 | 108 | 130 | 96 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 96 | 96 | 125 | 131 | 128 | 125 | 55 | 268 | 268 | 268 | 268 | 556 | 86 | 86 | 68 | 55 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | S 22 | S 21 | W 14 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | S 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 |
— | — | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 38 | 74 | 74 | 30 | 246 | 273 | 352 | 243 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 131 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 185 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 180 | 180 | 33 | 0 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 172 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162 |
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