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Drakes Bay Surf Forecast
/ CAL – Marin County (14 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Drakes Bay surfForecast / CAL – Marin County / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Tuesday 21 Apr 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
13.3° C
(Which is 1.4°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 7AM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 21). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (22 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (22 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Drakes Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | |
57 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 145 | 158 | 53 | 50 | 176 | 176 | 120 | 115 | 87 | 147 | 147 | 226 | 226 | 146 | 142 | 126 | 85 | 121 | 121 | 121 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | 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 | 5:28PM1.26m | 3:40AM1.70m | 6:39PM1.26m | 4:47AM1.57m | 7:44PM1.30m | 6:05AM1.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:16PM0.86m | 11:32AM-0.24m | 11:39PM0.87m | 12:41PM-0.16m | 1:12AM0.81m | 1:49PM-0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 |
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Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
 kJ | 469 | 441 | 347 | 250 | 145 | 158 | 388 | 313 | 292 | 234 | 161 | 169 | 123 | 661 | 767 | 312 | 290 | 225 | 168 | 160 | 169 | 124 | 113 | 81 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 28 | 16 | 56 | 56 | 130 | 130 | 157 | 209 | 250 | 239 | 261 | 269 | 331 | 147 | 147 | 226 | 226 | 146 | 142 | 126 | 155 | 115 | 121 | 121 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | W 15 | W 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | W 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | W 16 | W 16 |
| kJ | 57 | 56 | 51 | 86 | 118 | 157 | 53 | 50 | 176 | 176 | 120 | 115 | 87 | 23 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 47 | 85 | 121 | 45 | 78 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | — | S 5 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | NW 5 | WNW 8 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | 517 | — | 15 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | 53 | 249 | 33 | 45 | — | 163 | 211 | 250 | 234 | 213 | 359 | 242 | 105 | 85 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 144 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 6 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 144 | 144 | 32 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 431 | 146 |
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