Drakes Bay Surf Break

Drakes Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 8.44° N 83.58° W

Issued: 5 pm 06 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Drakes Bay sea temperature is
30.6° C

2.3°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 (07 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 17s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Drakes Bay at 12AM is: 0.9m 19s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 06). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)18s
Afternoon (07 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)18s
Evening (07 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)17s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 27°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thu
9
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
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
2
3
4
4
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
20
0.9
SSW
20
0.9
SSW
20
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
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
485
596
596
584
742
1144
1118
964
964
954
932
890
828
808
798
788
627
620
604
581
480
474
474
457
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NE
0
NW
10
SW
10
W
10
WNW
5
NW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NW
10
W
15
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
W
10
W
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:58PM2.42m
7:27AM2.64m
7:46PM2.35m
8:14AM2.64m
8:43PM2.29m
9:09AM2.64m
Low Tide
12:58PM0.70m
1:05AM0.61m
1:45PM0.70m
1:50AM0.67m
2:40PM0.68m
2:45AM0.72m
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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
5:57
5:57
5:57
 mm
1
1
2
3
7
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
29
28
27
27
27
27
29
29
29
28
28
27
27
27
29
29
29
28
28
28
27
27
29
29
Feels °C
32
32
31
32
32
32
35
33
32
32
33
31
32
32
33
32
33
32
32
33
31
31
33
33
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
20
0.9
SSW
20
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
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
16
Energy kJ
272
596
596
584
742
1144
1118
964
964
954
932
890
828
808
798
788
627
620
604
581
480
474
474
457
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
20
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
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
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
Energy kJ
485
268
268
183
180
51
73
136
71
71
139
137
129
112
112
112
112
110
108
100
96
94
94
94
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
13
0.2
S
14
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
Energy kJ
57
56
56
55
35
78
16
33
33
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
Distance (km)
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
273
33
3
0
0
0
0
33
172
33
33
33
0
3
3
33
33
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
8
7
6
5
5
7
7
9
9
9
8
7
7
8
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
6
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