Drakes Bay surfForecast / CAL – Marin County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Wednesday 07 Jan 2026 PST
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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
13.5° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)
Nearby Cam: 5km away, The Marine Mammal Center Live Stream Point Reyes National Seashore


How big are the waves at Drakes Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Drakes Bay at 6AM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am January 07). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)14s
Afternoon (07 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Evening (07 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
SSW
0.4
SW
0.3
SW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.1
SW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
Period(s) (?)151414141413131313131313131515151515141313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)21543319191818171717171717212121218211717171717
Wind
(km/h)
15
NW
20
NW
30
NW
25
NW
25
NW
40
NW
35
NW
40
NW
40
NW
40
NW
35
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
NE
10
E
5
ENE
5
NE
5
ENE
10
ENE
15
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
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
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:21AM
1.54
2:20PM
1.52
4:01AM
1.56
3:19PM
1.31
4:41AM
1.57
4:32PM
1.13
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:17AM
0.65
9:29PM
-0.02
10:23AM
0.59
10:11PM
0.18
11:32AM
0.52
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Sunrise---7:28-------7:28-------7:26----
Sunset-----5:07-------5:07-------5:08--
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C12121111121111111010991111111098779101010
Feels °C (?)985573331112468754346876
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