Drakes Bay Surf Break

Drakes Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 8.44° N 83.58° W

Issued: 5 pm 05 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Drakes Bay sea temperature is
30.7° C

2.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (06 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 20s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 19s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Drakes Bay at 1AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jul)3ft (0.9m)16s
Afternoon (06 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)20s
Evening (06 Jul)3ft (0.9m)19s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wed
8
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.7
SW
20
0.8
SSW
20
0.9
SSW
20
0.9
SSW
19
0.9
SSW
19
1
SSW
19
1.3
SSW
18
1.3
SSW
18
1.3
SSW
18
1.3
SSW
18
1.3
SSW
18
1.3
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
265
210
217
210
392
392
387
392
485
596
590
584
742
1144
1118
964
964
954
932
890
828
808
798
788
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
5
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
W
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
N
5
SSW
10
SW
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
10
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
6:15PM2.49m
6:45AM2.64m
6:58PM2.42m
7:27AM2.64m
7:46PM2.35m
8:14AM2.64m
Low Tide
12:15PM0.69m
00:25AM0.54m
12:58PM0.70m
1:05AM0.61m
1:45PM0.70m
1:50AM0.67m
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:20
5:20
5:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:55
5:55
5:57
5:57
 mm
1
2
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
28
28
27
27
26
26
28
29
29
28
28
27
27
27
29
29
29
28
28
27
27
27
29
29
Feels °C
32
33
32
32
31
31
33
34
33
32
33
32
32
33
35
34
33
32
33
32
32
32
34
33
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
20
0.9
SSW
19
0.9
SSW
19
1
SSW
19
1.3
SSW
18
1.3
SSW
18
1.3
SSW
18
1.3
SSW
18
1.3
SSW
18
1.3
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
Energy kJ
265
210
217
210
392
392
387
372
272
596
590
584
742
1144
1118
964
964
954
932
890
828
808
798
788
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.7
SW
20
0.8
SSW
20
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.4
S
13
0.5
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
Energy kJ
90
90
61
60
59
59
57
392
485
268
268
211
166
51
73
136
71
71
139
134
129
112
112
110
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
21
0.5
SW
21
0.6
SSW
20
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
13
0.2
S
14
0.4
SSW
8
0.5
S
8
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
14
Energy kJ
153
175
175
173
305
224
272
57
57
39
56
55
34
78
16
21
33
5
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
1
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
Distance (km)
172
33
0
0
0
0
0
185
33
3
3
0
0
0
0
172
33
3
3
3
3
3
24
33
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Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
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Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
6
7
6
8
8
8
8
7
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
7
5
7
9
9
9
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