Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Drakes Bay today (28 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Drakes Bay at 11PM is: 1.2m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 17s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Drakes Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
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 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 841 | 765 | 737 | 728 | 653 | 644 | 644 | 636 | 636 | 620 | 512 | 429 | 424 | 418 | 412 | 476 | 431 | 357 | 347 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 2:03PM2.54m | 2:40AM2.46m | 2:44PM2.63m | 3:18AM2.59m | 3:23PM2.69m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:25PM0.49m | 8:38AM0.70m | 9:03PM0.40m | 9:18AM0.61m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 841 | 765 | 737 | 728 | 653 | 644 | 644 | 636 | 636 | 620 | 512 | 429 | 424 | 418 | 412 | 476 | 431 | 357 | 347 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 6 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | W 11 | W 11 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 67 | 62 | 85 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 22 | 23 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | W 12 | — | W 13 | W 11 | W 12 |
| kJ | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 10 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 3 | — | 3 | 2 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 172 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 33 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 197 | 319 | 33 | 0 |
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