Drakes Estero Surf and Wind Quality by Season (CAL – SF Marin County, USA)

The charts below show frequency of occurrence of a certain swell or wind in Drakes Estero, broken down by both direction and strength (wave height).

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

Seasonal Drakes Estero Swell and Wind Distribution

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The rose diagram illustrates how frequently and how strongly the wind blows from differ... (show all text)

The graph shows the variation of swells directed at Drakes Estero over a normal norther... (show all text)

You can also compare this with Drakes Estero swell conditioned on favourable winds.

Also see overall Drakes Estero surf quality charts (on the guide page) and Drakes Estero surf quality by month.