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Drakes Bay surfForecast / CAL – Marin County / USA
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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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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 ForecastMostly 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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | |
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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | |
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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) | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | SSW 16 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 15 | W 14 |
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) | W 14 | W 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 15 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
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) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | W 16 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
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) | — | — | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | — | WNW 8 | WNW 13 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 8 | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 8 | — | WNW 8 | W 5 |
— | — | 30 | 39 | 28 | — | 75 | 663 | 117 | 134 | 117 | 255 | — | — | — | 119 | 336 | 302 | 251 | 247 | 86 | — | 49 | 20 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |
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