Drakes Bay surfForecast / CAL – Marin County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Tuesday 21 Apr 2026 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
13.3° C
(Which is 1.4°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 7AM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 21). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Afternoon (22 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (22 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)18s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NW by Thu night).

Tue
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
1
SW
5
1.4
WSW
6
1.3
WSW
7
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
11
0.5
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
17
0.4
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
57
56
56
56
145
158
53
50
176
176
120
115
87
147
147
226
226
146
142
126
85
121
121
121
Wind (km/h)
20
W
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
5
WSW
5
SW
10
SW
10
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
N
10
WNW
20
NW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
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
5:28PM1.26m
3:40AM1.70m
6:39PM1.26m
4:47AM1.57m
7:44PM1.30m
6:05AM1.45m
Low Tide
10:16PM0.86m
11:32AM-0.24m
11:39PM0.87m
12:41PM-0.16m
1:12AM0.81m
1:49PM-0.09m
clear
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
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6:26
6:24
6:24
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7:53
7:53
7:54
1
1
2
2
Temp °C
12
12
12
12
12
13
14
13
12
12
11
10
10
12
12
12
11
10
10
10
11
12
12
12
8
9
8
8
11
12
13
11
8
8
9
7
8
9
8
6
5
5
6
7
8
9
8
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WNW
11
1.4
W
11
1.3
W
10
1.1
W
10
1.4
WSW
6
1.3
WSW
7
1.5
W
9
1.4
W
9
1.4
W
9
1.3
W
8
1.1
W
8
1.1
W
8
0.9
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
14
1.5
WNW
13
0.9
WNW
13
0.9
WNW
13
0.8
WNW
13
0.7
WNW
13
0.7
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
7
1.1
WNW
7
0.6
WNW
12
0.5
WNW
12
Energy kJ
469
441
347
250
145
158
388
313
292
234
161
169
123
661
767
312
290
225
168
160
169
124
113
81
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.8
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.6
W
15
0.7
W
15
0.8
W
14
0.8
W
14
0.8
WNW
14
0.8
WNW
14
0.9
WNW
14
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
15
0.7
WNW
12
0.6
WNW
12
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
Energy kJ
28
16
56
56
130
130
157
209
250
239
261
269
331
147
147
226
226
146
142
126
155
115
121
121
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.3
WNW
16
0.4
WNW
16
0.5
W
15
0.6
W
15
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
11
0.5
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
17
0.4
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
11
0.3
W
16
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.3
W
16
0.4
W
16
Energy kJ
57
56
51
86
118
157
53
50
176
176
120
115
87
23
23
11
11
11
11
47
85
121
45
78
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
W
11
0.5
S
5
1
SW
5
0.9
NW
4
1
NW
5
1.3
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
5
0.9
WNW
6
1.3
WNW
7
1.5
WNW
7
1.6
WNW
7
1.5
WNW
7
1.4
WNW
8
1.8
NW
8
1.5
NW
7
1.1
WNW
7
1.1
WNW
6
Energy kJ
517
15
50
32
53
249
33
45
163
211
250
234
213
359
242
105
85
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
2
1
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
1
1
1
2
1
Distance (km)
144
47
47
47
6
0
32
1
32
0
0
0
0
0
25
144
144
32
24
0
0
0
431
146
Best forecast wave conditions in Marin County
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
2
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
7
8
7
9
9
8
9
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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