Drakes Estero Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.03° N 122.94° W

Drakes Estero 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Drakes Estero sea temperature is
14.2° 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 (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Drakes Estero at 11AM is: 0.6m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)2ft (0.6m)17s
Afternoon (08 Aug)2ft (0.6m)18s
Evening (08 Aug)4ft (1.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sun night, calm by Mon night).

Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
3
3
4
3
2
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
17
0.6
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
17
1.2
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
8
2
WNW
9
2.4
NW
9
1.7
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
9
2
WNW
8
2.1
WNW
9
2.5
NW
9
2.5
NW
9
1.7
WNW
9
1.6
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
133
142
202
204
204
202
154
330
632
931
565
533
470
497
541
644
1132
1065
480
415
354
280
238
280
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
5
W
5
SSW
10
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
10
NW
15
NW
25
NW
30
NW
30
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
10
NW
5
WSW
10
SW
10
W
15
WNW
10
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross
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-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
High Tide
10:25AM1.23m
8:28PM1.90m
11:17AM1.32m
9:31PM1.96m
12:01PM1.40m
10:30PM1.99m
Low Tide
3:30AM-0.03m
2:48PM0.94m
4:30AM-0.16m
3:59PM0.91m
5:23AM-0.25m
5:00PM0.83m
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clear
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clear
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clear
clear
clear
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clear
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:20
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:13
8:12
8:10
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Temp °C
11
12
12
15
14
14
13
14
14
14
14
16
15
15
13
13
13
12
13
14
15
14
12
13
Feels °C
8
12
12
14
12
11
10
13
13
12
12
13
11
10
7
9
10
9
11
13
14
13
10
12
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