Surf Forecasts:
Drumnacraig Beach surf forecast from 31 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 2 Sep, 7PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period, NNW swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 3 Sep, 7AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period, N swell with 108 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 2 Sep, 7PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with NNW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Drumnacraig Beach this week:
The surf forecast for Drumnacraig Beach over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 02) at 7PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 8s period. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Drumnacraig Beach in the next 16 days are 0.7m 10s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Sep 03) at 7AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 3.0m 9s period and expected on Friday (Sep 04) at 7AM.
| Wave Type | Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 7PM (Wed 2nd Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 7PM (Wed 2nd Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 7AM (Thu 3rd Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Drumnacraig Beach over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue morning, calm by Tue night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Thu night, light winds from the SSE by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | N 9 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 8 | W 8 | NNW 8 |
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 kJ | 0 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 54 | 56 | 77 | 49 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:54PM3.39m | 9:12AM3.08m | 9:29PM3.23m | 9:49AM2.95m | 10:09PM3.00m | 10:33AM2.77m | 10:59PM2.72m | 11:32AM2.57m | 00:12AM2.45m | 1:03PM2.44m | 2:01AM2.33m | 2:53PM2.53m | 3:42AM2.46m | |||||||
Low Tide | 3:03AM0.18m | 3:11PM0.26m | 3:38AM0.34m | 3:51PM0.45m | 4:20AM0.57m | 4:40PM0.69m | 5:12AM0.82m | 5:47PM0.94m | 6:28AM1.04m | 7:27PM1.08m | 8:12AM1.08m | 9:17PM0.95m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — |
 | 8:27 | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | 8:12 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 22 | 19 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 19 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | N 9 | W 7 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 8 | W 8 | W 9 |
| kJ | 70 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 163 | 79 | 57 | 56 | 146 | 49 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 2408 | 1100 | 614 | 230 | 98 | 43 | 127 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 9 | — | — | N 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 11 | N 10 | WNW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | W 14 | — | — | NW 8 | NNW 8 |
| kJ | — | 28 | — | — | 3 | 17 | 54 | 40 | 77 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 29 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 12 | W 16 | W 17 | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | W 6 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | W 7 | — | W 9 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | SSW 3 | — |
| kJ | 150 | 92 | 337 | 432 | — | — | — | 192 | — | 274 | 813 | 1662 | 2454 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 149 | 12 | 149 | 149 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 149 | 12 | 0 | 61 | 593 | 379 | 130 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 31 | 5 | 24 |
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