Drakes Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.44° N 83.58° W

Drakes Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 15 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Drakes Bay sea temperature is
30.5° C
2.2° 

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 (15 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Drakes Bay at 10AM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Afternoon (15 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Evening (15 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 117mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 24°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
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)
2
3
2
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
0
0
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
15
1
SW
15
1
SW
15
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
14
1.6
SSW
8
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
589
651
643
560
486
480
553
532
492
415
410
350
355
355
355
350
293
238
228
228
231
231
228
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
NW
5
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
N
5
NNW
10
NNW
5
WNW
5
N
5
NE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
High Tide
4:18AM3.15m
4:35PM2.99m
5:00AM3.12m
5:19PM2.88m
5:41AM3.02m
6:01PM2.73m
Low Tide
10:29AM0.14m
10:44PM0.08m
11:13AM0.19m
11:25PM0.20m
11:56AM0.29m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:26
5:26
5:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:50
5:50
5:49
 mm
2
1
2
4
7
23
3
1
2
6
5
5
10
12
13
9
3
1
2
2
4
2
Temp °C
27
27
29
29
29
27
25
25
25
26
27
27
25
25
25
24
24
24
25
25
25
25
24
Feels °C
31
31
34
32
33
31
29
28
28
30
30
30
27
29
29
28
28
28
29
29
29
30
28
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