Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Drumnacraig Beach today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Drumnacraig Beach at 2AM is: 0.2m 7s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 17). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 18s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | - | - |
| Evening (18 Aug) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Drumnacraig Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 7 | N 6 | W 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:07PM3.13m | 10:25AM2.80m | 10:45PM2.81m | 11:05AM2.59m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:47PM0.32m | 4:16AM0.50m | 4:27PM0.60m | 4:54AM0.78m | 5:12PM0.90m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:55 | — | |
mm | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 7 | N 6 | W 17 | — | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | — | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
46 | 45 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | 1046 | 1008 | 1124 | 1020 | — | 794 | 637 | 502 | 516 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | W 18 | W 18 | W 19 | — | W 16 | W 16 | — | — | — | — | W 18 | — | — | W 17 | — | — | — |
9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 96 | 136 | 168 | 203 | 253 | 326 | 483 | 748 | — | — | — | — | 898 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 24 | 330 | 334 | 345 | 385 | 336 | 430 | 410 | 410 | 61 | 334 | 61 | 24 | 66 | 54 | 24 | 95 | 66 |
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