Drakes Bay surfForecast / CAL – Marin County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Friday 18 Jul 2025 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
13.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Drakes Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Drakes Bay at 8PM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)--
Afternoon (18 Jul)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (18 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)15s

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

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Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
Period(s) (?)141515161616131313141414141414131313131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)1602082102311871441399513813813513913913579757486112114901108784
Wind
(km/h)
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
15
WNW
10
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
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
crosscrosscross-
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
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:50PM
1.80
8:47AM
1.09
7:41PM
1.87
10:14AM
1.17
8:35PM
1.92
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:33PM
0.55
2:34AM
0.14
1:35PM
0.73
3:38AM
-0.02
2:44PM
0.85
4:36AM
-0.16
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Sunrise------6:03-------6:03-------6:05-
Sunset--8:31-------8:30-------8:30-----
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C131413121211111313131212121212141314141313131414
Feels °C (?)1111109989111010910101010119977871011
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for CAL - Marin County

  1. weather stationWind Update Recent cross-shore wind 12 km from Drakes Bay has fallen light (light winds from the WNW at Point Reyes Station wx). Waves should be turning clean at Drakes Bay. 0.4m 14s groundswell from the SSW with a 0.3m 11s groundswell from the S. Swells combining to make to make bigger set waves.

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Actual: 46 min ago

10 km/h
WNW
Clean
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