Drakes Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(California – Marin County, USA)
| Name: | Drakes Bay |
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| Type: | sandbar |
| Reliability: | inconsistent |
| Best Swell: SSW | Offshore Wind: N |
Overall Drakes Bay Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution
IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.
The rose diagram shows the combination of swells directed at Drakes Bay through a typic... (show all text)
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Also see Drakes Bay surf quality by season and Drakes Bay surf quality by month.
| Contours: | Roads & Rivers: | Select a surf break from the menu |
Use this relief map to navigate to California - Marin County surf breaks and tide stations that are in the area of Drakes Bay
Visitor Reviews of Drakes Bay |
Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Drakes Bay:(click location name for more details) |
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| Closest break | Drakes Estero | 1 mi |
| Second closest break | Point Reyes Beach | 4 mi |
| Third closest break | Double Point | 11 mi |
| Fourth closest break | Dillon Beach | 15 mi |
| Fifth closest break | Shark Pit_1 | 15 mi |
Wave buoys nearest to Drakes Bay: |
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| Closest wave buoy | San Francisco Buoy | 19 mi |
| Second closest wave buoy | Bodega Bay Buoy | 25 mi |
| Third closest wave buoy | Half Moon Bay Buoy | 47 mi |
| Fourth closest wave buoy | Monterey Buoy | 91 mi |
| Fifth closest wave buoy | PT Arena Buoy | 98 mi |
Tide stations nearest to Drakes Bay: |
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| Closest tide station | Drakes Bay, Point Reyes, California | 3 mi |
| Second closest tide station | Drakes Bay, Point Reyes, California (sub) | 3 mi |
| Third closest tide station | Point Reyes, California | 3 mi |
| Fourth closest tide station | Point Reyes, California (2) | 3 mi |
| Fifth closest tide station | Point Reyes, California (3) | 3 mi |
Ski Resorts closest to Drakes Bay: |
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| Closest ski area | Bear Valley (United States) | 160 mi |
| Second closest ski area | Sierra at Tahoe (United States) | 162 mi |
| Third closest ski area | Royal Gorge (United States) | 162 mi |
| Fourth closest ski area | Dodge Ridge (United States) | 163 mi |
| Fifth closest ski area | Kirkwood (United States) | 163 mi |
Town and city forecasts close to Drakes Bay: |
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| Closest city location | Inverness (United States) | 6 mi |
| Second closest city location | Woodacre (United States) | 16 mi |
| Third closest city location | Bolinas (United States) | 16 mi |
| Fourth closest city location | Fairfax (United States) | 19 mi |
| Fifth closest city location | Novato (United States) | 21 mi |
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Drakes Bay, California - Marin County. Use the tab navigation above to view Drakes Bay sea temperature, Drakes Bay photographs, Drakes Bay detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Drakes Bay webcams, current wind from California - Marin County live weather stations and Drakes Bay tide predictions. The United States swell maps link will open up the big picture showing United States and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from United States wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Drakes Bay.
