Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Drumnacraig Beach today (17 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Drumnacraig Beach at 12AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 16). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Drumnacraig Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 15 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | N 13 | N 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | N 13 | N 12 | NNW 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | N 11 | N 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 46 | 158 | 327 | 361 | 355 | 437 | 507 | 395 | 309 | 244 | 184 | 141 | 139 | 101 | 66 | 39 | 38 | 20 | 18 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 10:06PM2.42m | 10:34AM2.50m | 10:57PM2.18m | 11:44AM2.31m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:01PM0.94m | 4:09AM1.02m | 4:53PM1.19m | 5:04AM1.23m | 6:19PM1.36m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 838 | 797 | 701 | 612 | 532 | 522 | 565 | 459 | 386 | 379 | 291 | 242 | 196 | 166 | 186 | 223 | 205 | 724 | 537 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 15 | NNW 14 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | N 13 | N 12 | NNW 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | N 11 | N 10 |
| kJ | 46 | 158 | 327 | 183 | 186 | 437 | 507 | 395 | 309 | 244 | 184 | 141 | 139 | 101 | 66 | 92 | 316 | 20 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNW 14 | N 13 | N 13 | NNW 7 | — | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 16 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | — | NW 20 |
| kJ | — | — | 304 | 361 | 355 | 79 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | 39 | 38 | — | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 652 | 448 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 652 | 345 | 280 | 84 | 84 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
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