Drakes Bay surfForecast / CAL – Marin County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Wednesday 22 Apr 2026 PDT
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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
13.4° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Drakes Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Drakes Bay at 6AM is: 0.4m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 22). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Afternoon (23 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Evening (23 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed night, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
2 PM
5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
17
0.4
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
176
176
120
115
87
147
147
226
226
146
142
87
85
121
121
121
121
142
82
74
60
69
69
68
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
30
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
6:39PM1.26m
4:47AM1.57m
7:44PM1.30m
6:05AM1.45m
8:38PM1.37m
7:27AM1.37m
Low Tide
11:39PM0.87m
12:41PM-0.16m
1:12AM0.81m
1:49PM-0.09m
2:33AM0.68m
2:49PM-0.02m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:24
6:24
6:22
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7:53
7:54
7:55
Temp °C
12
13
12
11
11
13
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
8
10
9
9
9
11
8
7
5
7
7
8
10
10
9
8
7
7
8
7
8
8
9
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
W
9
1.3
W
8
1.1
W
8
1
W
8
0.9
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
14
1.4
WNW
13
0.7
SSW
16
0.9
WNW
13
0.9
WNW
13
0.7
WNW
13
1.1
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
0.5
WNW
12
0.5
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.5
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.5
W
15
0.5
W
14
Energy kJ
292
230
157
140
123
661
642
226
303
242
168
145
165
131
137
81
121
142
82
74
68
183
104
103
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
W
14
0.8
W
14
0.8
WNW
14
0.8
WNW
14
0.9
WNW
14
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.7
WNW
12
0.7
WNW
12
0.6
WNW
12
0.6
WNW
12
0.5
SSW
15
0.4
W
16
0.4
W
16
0.4
W
15
0.4
W
15
0.4
W
15
0.5
W
15
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
Energy kJ
250
239
261
269
331
147
147
11
226
146
142
160
155
115
113
121
78
78
72
69
68
104
69
68
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
17
0.4
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.4
W
16
0.2
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.2
SSW
10
0.1
S
10
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
WNW
11
0.4
WNW
11
Energy kJ
176
176
120
115
87
23
23
11
11
11
87
85
121
121
78
8
2
10
2
60
69
46
45
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NW
5
0.9
NW
5
0.7
NW
5
0.8
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
13
1.2
WNW
6
1.3
WNW
7
1.1
WNW
7
1.5
NW
8
0.9
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
12
1.1
WNW
11
1
WNW
11
1
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.6
W
5
Energy kJ
30
39
28
75
663
117
134
117
255
119
336
302
251
247
86
49
20
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
17
0
0
0
0
0
25
144
144
25
25
0
0
38
144
146
144
25
25
25
25
0
144
144
Best forecast wave conditions in Marin County
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
4
3
4
2
4
4
3
3
3
4
2
4
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
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