Drakes Bay surfForecast / CAL – Marin County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Sunday 26 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
13.9° C
(Which is 2.0°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 2PM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 26). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (26 Apr)1ft (0.3m)12s
Evening (26 Apr)1ft (0.3m)15s

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 Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wed
29
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
17
0.3
SW
17
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.3
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
51
50
49
33
29
33
34
28
28
35
36
41
47
43
27
27
44
24
24
28
41
40
64
28
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
20
WNW
20
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
NNE
5
WSW
10
W
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
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
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:44AM1.32m
10:01PM1.53m
9:53AM1.30m
10:35PM1.59m
10:55AM1.28m
11:05PM1.63m
Low Tide
3:41PM0.05m
4:33AM0.32m
4:25PM0.15m
5:20AM0.16m
5:05PM0.27m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:20
6:20
6:18
6:18
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7:57
7:58
7:59
8:00
Temp °C
12
12
13
13
12
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
11
11
11
10
10
13
13
12
11
11
11
11
7
8
8
8
8
7
7
7
8
8
7
7
6
6
8
8
9
12
11
8
7
7
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
16
0.7
W
15
0.7
W
14
0.8
W
14
0.8
W
14
0.8
WNW
14
0.8
WNW
14
0.8
WNW
13
0.8
WNW
13
0.8
WNW
13
0.8
WNW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.9
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
6
0.8
WNW
7
0.8
WNW
7
0.7
WNW
7
0.6
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
12
0.6
WNW
12
1
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
8
Energy kJ
239
218
203
264
261
269
247
232
229
225
218
32
213
167
164
46
61
64
47
98
107
109
280
82
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
9
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
17
0.2
SSW
11
0.3
SW
13
0.7
WNW
12
0.7
WNW
12
0.6
WNW
12
0.7
WNW
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
12
0.4
SW
16
0.6
WNW
11
Energy kJ
51
50
49
28
29
28
28
23
27
28
28
41
47
12
27
125
123
106
113
25
25
26
64
95
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.3
SW
14
0.1
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.1
SW
12
0.2
SSW
11
0.3
SW
17
0.2
S
11
0.3
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
Energy kJ
17
17
16
33
9
33
34
28
28
35
36
6
12
43
9
27
44
24
24
28
41
40
27
28
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
5
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
5
0.9
WNW
5
0.9
WNW
5
0.7
WNW
4
0.6
WNW
4
0.7
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
5
1
WNW
6
0.9
WNW
6
0.7
WNW
7
0.8
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
6
Energy kJ
96
39
99
94
30
33
33
18
16
68
62
355
31
63
57
48
72
49
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
1
2
3
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
Distance (km)
32
144
144
1152
144
25
32
25
1
0
1126
789
25
25
24
1
1
17
47
146
32
25
0
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Marin County
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
3
3
3
2
3
4
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
9
8
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
6
6
9
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