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Drakes Bay Surf Forecast
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Drakes Bay surfForecast / CAL – Marin County / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Sunday 31 May 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Drakes Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Drakes Bay sea temperature is
11.9° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Drakes Bay today (31 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 21s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 20s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 20s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Drakes Bay at 4PM is: 0.7m 20s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 31). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 21s |
| Afternoon (31 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 20s |
| Evening (31 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 20s |
Table - waves today at Drakes Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the NW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | Wed 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | |
224 | 355 | 408 | 392 | 388 | 388 | 650 | 630 | 486 | 470 | 460 | 614 | 607 | 600 | 587 | 567 | 534 | 464 | 376 | 371 | 367 | 367 | 362 | 362 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 2:22PM1.26m | 00:18AM1.68m | 3:03PM1.26m | 00:53AM1.65m | 3:43PM1.25m | 1:31AM1.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:32AM-0.20m | 7:08PM0.90m | 8:06AM-0.20m | 7:46PM0.92m | 8:42AM-0.20m | 8:25PM0.93m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 |
 | — | — | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | 8:29 |
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Temp °C | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 20 | SW 20 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
 kJ | 1020 | 959 | 876 | 392 | 388 | 865 | 755 | 674 | 500 | 419 | 346 | 346 | 296 | 290 | 305 | 274 | 227 | 227 | 194 | 371 | 367 | 367 | 362 | 362 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SW 20 |
| kJ | 224 | 355 | 408 | 66 | 67 | 388 | 650 | 630 | 486 | 470 | 460 | 614 | 607 | 600 | 587 | 567 | 534 | 464 | 376 | 18 | 18 | 45 | 43 | 100 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | — | — | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | — | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 24 | S 15 | SW 22 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | W 13 |
| kJ | 80 | 41 | 66 | 42 | 42 | 132 | — | — | 51 | 85 | 54 | — | — | — | 4 | 17 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 1019 | 1308 | 1299 | 800 | 785 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 316 | 273 | 222 | 403 | 345 | 352 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 25 | 25 | 25 | 144 | 32 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 195 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 144 | 144 | 47 | 32 | 47 |
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