
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Drumnacraig Beach today (22 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Drumnacraig Beach at 5PM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 22). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (22 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (22 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Drumnacraig Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, gales from the W by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | WNW 11 | N 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | W 11 | W 12 | WNW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
61 | 41 | 36 | 24 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 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 | off | off | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 4:31PM2.83m | 4:55AM2.69m | 5:06PM3.07m | 5:29AM2.93m | 5:40PM3.27m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:12AM0.83m | 10:46PM0.61m | 10:49AM0.60m | 11:18PM0.36m | 11:24AM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||
8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 9 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 10 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | -2 | 5 | 0 | -6 | -4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | — | N 10 | — | — | — | WNW 13 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | — | — | — |
710 | 698 | 546 | 486 | 478 | 486 | 517 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2440 | 2786 | 2430 | 2053 | 1430 | 952 | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
61 | 41 | 36 | 24 | 14 | 13 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | — | — | — | — | S 4 | SSW 5 | W 11 | W 12 | WNW 14 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 814 | 1243 | 1952 | 2347 | 2695 | — | — | — | — | 33 | 78 | 2099 | 5472 | 14181 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 60 | 108 | 346 | 392 | 392 | 449 | 379 | 24 | 5 | 44 | 317 | 890 | 1060 | 1108 | 701 |
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