Drakes Estero surfForecast / CAL – Marin County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Wednesday 15 Apr 2026 PDT
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Drakes Estero surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Drakes Estero sea temperature is
13.9° C
(Which is 2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Drakes Estero today?

The current surf forecast for Drakes Estero at 5AM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)8ft (2.5m)9s
Afternoon (16 Apr)6ft (1.8m)9s
Evening (16 Apr)7ft (2.1m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wed
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
4
2
1
1
1
4
3
2
3
1
1
2
1
1
1
3
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SSW
1.2
WNW
0.5
SW
1.9
NW
2.5
NW
1.8
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.9
WNW
2.1
WNW
2.5
NW
1.8
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
0.7
SSW
1.4
NW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SW
0.6
SSW
Period(s) (?)15111589999910101010101010101016915151515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)14234110648510705354975917391347674510371327261225220216215321146144104142
Wind
(km/h)
25
WNW
30
NW
35
NW
35
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
30
NW
35
NW
30
NW
15
NNW
15
N
20
NW
5
NE
5
SW
15
W
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
5
N
0
SSE
10
W
15
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
glasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:32PM
1.63
12:18PM
1.41
12:02AM
1.73
1:14PM
1.40
12:36AM
1.80
2:12PM
1.37
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:40PM
0.20
6:22AM
-0.01
6:17PM
0.31
7:05AM
-0.18
6:55PM
0.45
7:49AM
-0.30
Wed
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunrise----6:35-------6:33-------6:31---
Sunset-------7:47-------7:49-------7:50
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C1212108811121212151311111313121111101011131413
Feels °C (?)773047546107691010866679121110
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