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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 4 pm Saturday 25 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
14.0° C
(Which is 2.1°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 7PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 25). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Apr) | - | - |
| Evening (25 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
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 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tue 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 15 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 14 | SSW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 11 | |
0 | 68 | 68 | 58 | 57 | 57 | 51 | 50 | 49 | 33 | 29 | 33 | 34 | 28 | 28 | 35 | 36 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 27 | 27 | 44 | 24 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 9:23PM1.45m | 8:44AM1.32m | 10:01PM1.53m | 9:53AM1.30m | 10:35PM1.59m | 10:55AM1.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:49PM-0.02m | 3:39AM0.50m | 3:41PM0.05m | 4:33AM0.32m | 4:25PM0.15m | 5:20AM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — |
 | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 |
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Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 |
9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 11 | W 14 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
 kJ | 20 | 130 | 148 | 174 | 178 | 245 | 239 | 218 | 203 | 264 | 261 | 269 | 247 | 232 | 229 | 225 | 218 | 245 | 213 | 167 | 164 | 161 | 88 | 84 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | W 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 56 | 103 | 68 | 58 | 57 | 57 | 24 | 23 | 49 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 24 | 86 | 28 | 28 | 32 | 12 | 12 | 27 | 27 | 109 | 106 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 17 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WSW 13 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | S 11 | NW 8 | SW 13 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 104 | 68 | 7 | 16 | 9 | 12 | 51 | 50 | 16 | 33 | 9 | 33 | 34 | 28 | 28 | 35 | 36 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 9 | 11 | 44 | 24 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 9 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 86 | 51 | 51 | 99 | 35 | 40 | 43 | 39 | 39 | 35 | 33 | 24 | 176 | 70 | 88 | 19 | 38 | 72 | 59 | 64 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 144 | 144 | 75 | 47 | 24 | 0 | 25 | 144 | 1122 | 1152 | 133 | 133 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 489 | 1126 | 789 | 144 | 25 | 1 | 1 |
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