Drakes Estero Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.03° N 122.94° W

Drakes Estero 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Drakes Estero sea temperature is
13.4° C
0.1° 

Drakes Estero 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 Estero today (21 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Drakes Estero at 11PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)--
Afternoon (21 Jul)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (21 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Thu night).

Tue
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
1
S
12
1.1
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
11
1.3
SSW
10
1.6
SSW
10
1.5
SSW
9
1.4
SSW
9
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.5
SW
26
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
301
248
304
361
331
339
471
352
281
236
239
253
264
264
325
321
312
261
253
329
Wind (km/h)
10
S
15
S
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SW
15
W
15
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
35
NW
30
NW
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:36PM1.66m
8:23AM1.06m
7:21PM1.67m
9:55AM1.12m
8:09PM1.68m
Low Tide
12:24PM0.58m
2:19AM0.28m
1:23PM0.75m
3:21AM0.19m
2:30PM0.87m
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:30
8:29
8:29
 mm
Temp °C
20
20
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
13
12
12
12
14
15
15
15
14
Feels °C
18
18
16
16
14
15
14
15
15
15
13
10
8
8
8
10
11
10
9
8
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