Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.03° N 122.93° W

Drakes Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 14 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Drakes Bay sea temperature is
17.7°C
4.3° 

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 (14 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Drakes Bay at 7AM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am November 14). An open ocean swell of 5.5m 18s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Afternoon (14 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Evening (14 Nov)2ft (0.6m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the S by Sun morning).

Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tue
17
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)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.7
SSW
17
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
95
89
107
106
84
142
140
138
100
267
155
149
102
103
102
100
220
201
144
142
121
84
82
81
80
78
74
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
SSE
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
20
S
25
S
25
S
30
S
35
S
30
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
N
10
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
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
off
cross-off
High Tide
4:26AM1.25m
2:02PM1.49m
5:17AM1.25m
2:55PM1.40m
6:03AM1.28m
3:58PM1.30m
6:41AM1.34m
Low Tide
9:12AM1.01m
9:56PM0.03m
10:26AM0.99m
10:48PM0.09m
11:47AM0.93m
11:41PM0.14m
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
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6:54
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4:59
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4:58
 mm
1
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3
7
1
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Temp °C
15
15
14
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
13
14
14
15
14
13
13
13
14
14
14
13
12
12
10
Feels °C
12
13
13
14
13
13
13
12
12
11
11
9
8
10
10
12
10
10
10
10
10
8
8
8
8
9
8
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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