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Drakes Estero surfForecast / CAL – Marin County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Friday 13 Mar 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
12.2° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Drakes Estero today?

The current surf forecast for Drakes Estero at 3AM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.1m 24s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm March 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Afternoon (14 Mar)6ft (1.8m)7s
Evening (14 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)7s

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

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16 DaysHourly
Print Table
Fri
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
3
3
3
2
2
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.6
WNW
2.2
WNW
2
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.9
NW
1.5
WNW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
Period(s) (?)77677777777882020202019181818181818
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)323313246269244211236458372192185429287256259289261246299427422418283276
Wind
(km/h)
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
40
NW
35
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
WNW
15
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:50PM
1.23
9:01AM
1.50
11:15PM
1.28
9:54AM
1.55
11:39PM
1.34
10:43AM
1.58
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:06AM
0.82
4:44PM
-0.00
4:49AM
0.71
5:20PM
-0.05
5:27AM
0.58
Fri
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Sunrise----7:24-------7:22-------7:20---
Sunset-------7:16-------7:17-------7:19
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C111110101012151311121212131518171416181716191918
Feels °C (?)444335854789111314121013161514171715
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