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Drakes Beach

Marin County, California, United States

Drakes Beach 3 photos

  • Drakes Beach

    Drakes Beach. Doug Olson, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Sea Lion at Drakes Beach

    Sea Lion at Drakes Beach. Doug Olson, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Drake's Beach, looking out over Drakes Bay

    Drake's Beach, looking out over Drakes Bay. Edward Betts, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

Tomorrow at a glance

Calmest: 11 am to 2 pm, sunset 6:23 pm
8 am
5.8
9 km/h6 mph wind, Good
9 am
5.7
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
10 am
5.9
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.2
9 km/h5 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.0
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.0
15 km/h9 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.1
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.0
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
4 pm
5.6
20 km/h13 mph wind, Good
5 pm
5.6
19 km/h12 mph wind, Good
6 pm
5.6
17 km/h11 mph wind, Good

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Where to stay near the beach

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
13°C56°F
Water
16°C60°F
Wind
2616 km/hmph NW
Gusts
3924 km/hmph
Waves
2.1 m7 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
2%
Sunset
6:23 pm
Today
4.0Fair8 am106
4.0Fair9 am53
4.7Fair10 am63
4.1Fair11 am42
4.1Fair12 pm53
4.3Fair1 pm96
4.1Fair2 pm85
3.4Poor3 pm1912
3.1Poor4 pm1711
2.9Poor5 pm2012
3.0Poor6 pm2415
Fri
5.8Good8 am96
5.7Good9 am85
5.9Good10 am74
6.2Good11 am95
6.0Good12 pm138
6.0Good1 pm159
6.1Good2 pm1610
6.0Good3 pm1811
5.6Good4 pm2013
5.6Good5 pm1912
5.6Good6 pm1711
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 3 am, -0.4 m. High at 9 am, 0.9 m. Low at 3 pm, -0.4 mLow 3 am, -0.4 m1 ftHigh 9 am, 0.9 m3 ftLow 3 pm, -0.4 m1 ftNow3 am9 am3 pm9 pm
  • Low 3 am, -0.4 m1 ft
  • High 9 am, 0.9 m3 ft
  • Low 3 pm, -0.4 m1 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sat6.8 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun4.9 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon6.7 GoodBest 10 am to 7 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 2%
  • Tue6.2 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 1%
  • Wed6.8 GoodBest 8 am to 4 pmWind up to 32 km/h20 mph, rain 2%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Restrooms330 m0.2 mi away
  • Showers300 m990 ft away
  • Drinking water320 m0.2 mi away
  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 320 m0.2 mi. Fee not listed
  • Picnic tables310 m0.2 mi away
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest airport
38 km24 miGnoss Field (NOT)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

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