Drakes Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.03° N 122.93° W

Drakes Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Drakes Bay sea temperature is
15.7°C
1.1° 

Drakes Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Drakes Bay today (18 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 19s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 19s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Drakes Bay at 9PM is: 0.6m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 18). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)--
Afternoon (18 Sep)2ft (0.6m)19s
Evening (18 Sep)2ft (0.6m)19s

Table - waves today at Drakes Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Fri night, light winds from the NW by Mon morning).

Fri
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.5
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.5
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
19
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
236
236
236
184
133
130
161
199
197
307
252
307
252
199
199
255
314
339
321
304
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
25
WNW
30
NW
35
NW
25
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
W
20
NW
30
NW
35
NW
30
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:28PM1.49m
9:11AM1.23m
6:38PM1.47m
9:55AM1.27m
7:48PM1.48m
Low Tide
12:33PM1.01m
1:45AM0.23m
2:00PM1.00m
2:50AM0.20m
3:06PM0.93m
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clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:15
7:13
7:12
 mm
Temp °C
15
15
14
13
13
13
13
16
15
14
13
13
13
13
13
15
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
12
12
9
7
9
11
12
15
12
9
7
8
9
9
10
13
11
10
9
9
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