Drakes Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.03° N 122.93° W

Drakes Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Drakes Bay sea temperature is
15.4°C
0.9° 

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 (24 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Drakes Bay at 6AM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 23). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)18s
Afternoon (24 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)18s
Evening (24 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun night, fresh winds from the NW by Wed afternoon).

Sun
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SW
17
0.5
SW
17
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
112
113
113
121
157
157
154
120
140
145
147
177
175
171
169
167
127
124
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
10
NW
10
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
20
NW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
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
9:18PM1.65m
11:47AM1.34m
10:06PM1.69m
12:14PM1.36m
10:50PM1.72m
Low Tide
5:11AM0.05m
5:00PM0.86m
5:47AM-0.00m
5:38PM0.78m
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6:33
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:52
7:51
 mm
Temp °C
13
12
13
13
13
15
15
15
14
13
13
13
13
15
15
15
13
14
Feels °C
11
11
12
13
13
14
13
12
12
10
11
11
10
12
12
12
10
11
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