
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Drumnacraig Beach today (11 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Drumnacraig Beach at 6PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.4m 2s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 11). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (11 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Drumnacraig Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sun morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | W 12 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | W 11 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
0 | 0 | 296 | 188 | 101 | 70 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:20PM3.47m | 7:37AM3.32m | 7:52PM3.33m | 8:07AM3.26m | 8:23PM3.15m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:03PM0.04m | 1:24AM0.05m | 1:37PM0.10m | 1:55AM0.18m | 2:11PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||
7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 5 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | — | W 11 | W 11 | NW 12 | NW 14 | NW 14 | WNW 13 |
910 | 614 | 296 | 188 | 101 | 70 | 48 | 134 | 174 | 174 | 171 | 125 | 123 | 1301 | — | 771 | 723 | 75 | 218 | 465 | 1569 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 176 | 129 | 103 | 71 | 37 | 26 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 5 | W 12 | E 6 | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | 26 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 2 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | S 4 | SSE 3 | SE 7 | — | SSE 2 | S 3 | SW 4 | — | W 12 | — | — | W 10 | W 9 | WNW 9 | — |
— | — | — | 1 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 8 | 23 | — | 972 | — | — | 913 | 885 | 705 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 50 | 226 | 93 | 65 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 31 | 313 | 326 | 335 | 130 | 24 | 61 | 387 | 379 | 149 | 24 |
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