
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Drumnacraig Beach today (29 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Drumnacraig Beach at 10AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 29). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Drumnacraig Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 9 | NNW 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NNW 11 | N 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
26 | 26 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 50 | 69 | 86 | 82 | 80 | 51 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 91 | 65 | 44 | 33 | 40 | 46 | 33 | 32 | 29 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 7:00AM2.85m | 7:19PM3.19m | 7:32AM2.93m | 7:51PM3.28m | 8:03AM2.96m | 8:22PM3.32m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:58PM0.43m | 1:27AM0.44m | 1:30PM0.31m | 1:59AM0.36m | 2:01PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 9:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:37 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | N 8 | N 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
165 | 171 | 181 | 149 | 142 | 102 | 99 | 91 | 82 | 80 | 51 | 36 | 122 | 203 | 91 | 65 | 44 | 51 | 54 | 46 | 33 | 32 | 29 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NNW 11 | N 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | — | — | — | — | N 8 | — | — | NW 6 | — | N 7 | N 7 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
26 | 26 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 50 | 69 | 86 | — | — | — | — | 36 | — | — | 7 | — | 33 | 40 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | — | NNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 89 | 121 | 193 | 222 | 89 | — | 66 | 41 | 52 | — | — | 70 | 101 | 84 | 68 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 414 | 414 | 791 | 855 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 2341 | 24 |
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