Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.03° N 122.93° W

Drakes Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Drakes Bay sea temperature is
16.7°C
3.1° 

Drakes Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Drakes Bay today (02 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Drakes Bay at 6AM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am November 02). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 19s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)15s
Afternoon (02 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Evening (02 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Mon night, calm by Wed morning).

Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thu
5
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
3
1
2
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1
SW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
503
496
496
509
551
565
565
544
516
509
509
509
429
382
382
382
387
393
326
314
301
206
200
200
158
160
162
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
5
N
10
E
5
SE
15
S
5
SSW
5
WNW
15
SSE
20
SSW
20
S
30
SSE
25
S
20
SW
10
ESE
20
E
15
E
15
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
NNE
15
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNE
5
NE
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross
glassy
on
on
glassy
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
7:04AM1.44m
5:51PM1.44m
7:50AM1.53m
7:12PM1.38m
8:30AM1.62m
8:26PM1.35m
Low Tide
00:11AM-0.04m
12:59PM0.76m
1:13AM0.04m
2:09PM0.58m
2:07AM0.13m
3:06PM0.38m
2:55AM0.23m
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Temp °C
14
14
14
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
14
15
16
15
13
13
13
13
13
14
16
16
16
15
14
14
14
Feels °C
13
13
12
16
14
15
15
13
12
11
9
11
13
14
9
10
10
11
11
13
13
11
11
11
11
12
12
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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