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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 am Thursday 23 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
13.4° 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 5PM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 23). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-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)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sun 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | |
87 | 147 | 147 | 226 | 226 | 146 | 142 | 87 | 85 | 121 | 121 | 121 | 121 | 121 | 82 | 74 | 70 | 69 | 69 | 68 | 68 | 58 | 57 | 57 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 7:44PM1.30m | 6:05AM1.45m | 8:38PM1.37m | 7:27AM1.37m | 9:23PM1.45m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:41PM-0.16m | 1:12AM0.81m | 1:49PM-0.09m | 2:33AM0.68m | 2:49PM-0.02m | 3:39AM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 |
 | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | 7:57 |
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Temp °C | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
8 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | SSW 16 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | SSW 15 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 |
 kJ | 158 | 661 | 642 | 226 | 303 | 225 | 168 | 144 | 124 | 122 | 131 | 144 | 121 | 70 | 81 | 68 | 68 | 183 | 104 | 103 | 148 | 172 | 178 | 245 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | W 15 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 331 | 147 | 147 | 11 | 226 | 146 | 142 | 160 | 155 | 115 | 113 | 81 | 79 | 121 | 82 | 74 | 70 | 104 | 69 | 68 | 68 | 39 | 37 | 38 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 10 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | SSW 13 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 87 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 87 | 85 | 121 | 121 | 121 | 8 | 78 | 72 | 107 | 68 | 69 | 46 | 45 | 27 | 58 | 57 | 57 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | — | WNW 7 | WNW 13 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | WNW 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | W 5 | WNW 8 | — | W 10 | W 8 |
| kJ | 55 | — | 69 | 793 | 155 | 192 | 142 | 247 | — | — | — | — | 336 | 143 | 53 | 100 | 82 | 24 | 26 | 14 | 51 | — | 67 | 47 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 144 | 144 | 144 | 32 | 24 | 0 | 24 | 32 | 144 | 146 | 144 | 25 | 32 | 24 | 25 | 0 | 47 | 144 | 120 | 47 | 47 | 32 |
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