Drakes Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.44° N 83.58° W

Drakes Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Drakes Bay sea temperature is
30.2°C
2.4° 

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 (20 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 19s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 19s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Drakes Bay at 5PM is: 0.6m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Sep)2ft (0.6m)19s
Afternoon (20 Sep)2ft (0.6m)19s
Evening (20 Sep)2ft (0.6m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun morning, min 24°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
299
299
299
290
258
252
249
304
304
304
300
232
216
211
260
260
257
254
251
203
245
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSW
5
SE
10
W
10
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
SW
0
W
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
NNE
5
WSW
5
W
5
SW
5
SW
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
High Tide
8:59AM2.15m
9:57PM2.00m
10:15AM2.12m
11:12PM2.07m
11:26AM2.18m
Low Tide
3:36PM0.96m
4:01AM1.13m
4:50PM0.94m
5:17AM1.07m
5:51PM0.85m
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:22
5:22
5:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
5:30
 mm
2
4
4
4
1
2
1
1
5
6
3
2
3
2
2
1
Temp °C
29
29
28
27
27
27
27
26
27
28
27
27
27
25
24
24
24
27
27
26
25
Feels °C
34
33
31
31
32
32
31
29
30
31
31
31
31
30
28
29
28
32
32
31
29
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