Drakes Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.03° N 122.93° W

Drakes Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Drakes Bay sea temperature is
13.1° C
0.2° 

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 (14 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Drakes Bay at 1AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 13). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Afternoon (14 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Evening (14 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue morning, strong winds from the NW by Wed night).

Mon
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thu
16
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
156
156
154
154
154
151
149
104
86
85
83
109
152
152
109
108
77
101
93
127
90
125
125
124
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
25
NW
30
NW
35
NW
35
NW
30
NW
25
NW
20
NW
25
NW
35
NW
45
NW
45
NW
40
NW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
Wind State
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
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:09PM1.40m
11:29PM2.06m
1:53PM1.45m
00:23AM2.02m
2:34PM1.49m
1:16AM1.93m
Low Tide
5:58PM0.85m
7:14AM-0.45m
6:55PM0.79m
8:00AM-0.43m
7:52PM0.72m
8:44AM-0.35m
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6:00
6:00
6:01
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8:35
8:34
8:34
8:32
 mm
Temp °C
15
14
13
13
13
12
14
15
14
15
14
12
11
11
12
14
14
15
14
12
12
11
12
14
Feels °C
14
12
11
9
10
9
13
13
10
10
7
5
5
6
8
9
8
7
6
4
5
4
5
8
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