Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.44° N 83.58° W

Drakes Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Drakes Bay sea temperature is
30.6°C
2.9° 

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 (29 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Drakes Bay at 10AM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Afternoon (29 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)18s
Evening (29 Sep)2ft (0.6m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Tue morning, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
14
0.5
W
11
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
WNW
11
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.6
WNW
11
0.7
WNW
12
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
85
82
63
109
154
129
101
99
131
93
85
91
91
140
90
89
119
109
136
91
93
93
93
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
10
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
0
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
3:59AM3.11m
4:25PM2.87m
4:39AM3.08m
5:07PM2.81m
5:22AM3.00m
5:53PM2.70m
Low Tide
10:16AM0.09m
10:26PM0.24m
10:57AM0.11m
11:08PM0.31m
11:42AM0.20m
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clear
thunderstorm
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clear
clear
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thunderstorm
clear
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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5:25
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5:24
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1
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3
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2
4
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Temp °C
26
26
28
29
29
28
27
27
26
26
29
29
29
28
27
26
27
27
29
29
29
27
26
Feels °C
30
30
33
33
33
33
31
32
30
30
33
32
32
32
31
30
31
32
34
33
33
32
31
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