Drakes Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.44° N 83.58° W

Drakes Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Drakes Bay sea temperature is
30.2° C
2.0° 

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 (26 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Drakes Bay at 9PM is: 0.8m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jul)--
Afternoon (26 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)18s
Evening (26 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
18
1
SW
18
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
0.9
SW
17
0.8
SSW
19
0.9
SW
16
0.8
SW
19
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.9
SW
18
1
SW
18
1.2
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1
SW
18
1
SW
17
1.2
SW
17
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
614
600
346
398
465
465
454
446
266
309
444
600
871
781
600
594
841
765
737
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
5
NW
5
N
5
NE
0
SSE
10
SSW
10
SW
5
W
5
W
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
0
N
5
SW
10
WSW
10
WNW
5
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
12:28PM2.36m
1:13AM2.21m
1:18PM2.45m
1:59AM2.33m
2:03PM2.54m
Low Tide
6:58PM0.70m
7:08AM0.89m
7:44PM0.59m
7:55AM0.79m
8:25PM0.49m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:24
5:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:55
5:55
5:55
 mm
3
4
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Temp °C
28
27
27
27
26
26
28
29
29
28
27
27
26
26
28
28
28
28
27
Feels °C
32
31
32
32
31
31
33
33
32
32
31
32
30
31
33
32
31
32
31
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