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Drakes Bay surfForecast / CAL – Marin County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Friday 09 Jan 2026 PST
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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
13.5° C
 (Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)
Nearby Cam: 5km away, The Marine Mammal Center Live Stream Point Reyes National Seashore

How big are the waves at Drakes Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Drakes Bay at 5PM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm January 09). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)--
Afternoon (09 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Evening (09 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
Period(s) (?)131313131314151515151212141414141313131313131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)351717171818212122221515204040393416163216161615
Wind
(km/h)
5
NE
5
SSE
5
ENE
10
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
5
ENE
5
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
5
NNW
10
NNW
5
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglasscross-
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		offcross-
off		offcross-
off		offoffoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:32PM
1.13
5:21AM
1.59
6:06PM
1.02
6:02AM
1.61
7:52PM
1.02
6:45AM
1.63
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:32AM
0.52
10:56PM
0.39
12:42PM
0.41
11:47PM
0.59
1:48PM
0.30
12:47AM
0.75
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Sunrise-------7:26-------7:26-------7:26
Sunset-5:08-------5:09-------5:10------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C1111101111109911121212121212121313131212111111
Feels °C (?)9977664581099988810910109888
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