Drakes Estero surfForecast / CAL – Marin County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Monday 04 May 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
13.1° C
(Which is 1.2°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 6AM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)4ft (1.2m)12s
Afternoon (05 May)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (05 May)3ft (0.9m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
2
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WNW
13
1.3
WNW
13
1.3
WNW
13
1.2
WNW
13
1.2
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.6
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
13
0.9
WNW
13
1
W
12
1
W
12
1
WNW
12
1
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
538
530
530
447
413
387
250
250
199
199
181
242
242
191
183
206
290
277
304
299
308
303
246
242
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
5
NW
10
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
15
WNW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
5
NNW
10
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
NW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:53AM1.57m
4:46PM1.17m
2:33AM1.51m
5:40PM1.16m
3:18AM1.44m
Low Tide
8:42PM0.88m
9:40AM-0.12m
9:24PM0.92m
10:24AM-0.08m
10:17PM0.94m
11:13AM-0.03m
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
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6:11
6:09
6:09
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8:05
8:06
8:07
8:07
1
2
Temp °C
11
11
12
12
12
12
13
13
12
11
11
10
10
12
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
11
12
11
8
10
10
9
10
10
11
10
9
7
8
7
9
11
7
6
5
6
6
7
7
8
8
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WNW
13
1.3
WNW
13
1.3
WNW
13
1.2
WNW
13
1.2
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.7
WNW
12
0.7
WNW
11
0.7
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.7
W
14
0.9
WNW
13
0.9
WNW
13
1
W
12
1
W
12
1
WNW
12
1
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
Energy kJ
538
530
530
447
413
387
250
250
199
199
140
130
242
191
183
181
290
277
304
299
308
303
246
242
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.4
SSW
14
0.5
SW
17
0.6
SSW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.6
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
11
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
Energy kJ
169
90
127
71
135
129
214
171
171
174
181
242
95
95
95
171
164
164
127
127
97
96
93
91
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
19
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SSW
13
0.3
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
21
0.1
SW
21
0.1
SW
21
0.1
SW
21
0.1
SW
21
0.2
W
16
0.3
W
15
0.5
W
14
0.1
S
11
0.1
SW
20
0.2
WSW
19
0.3
SW
19
0.2
WSW
19
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
19
0.1
SW
19
Energy kJ
15
45
68
94
68
49
12
18
18
18
18
18
20
41
107
2
15
37
59
37
15
15
15
14
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WNW
3
0.3
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.7
WNW
4
1
WNW
5
1
WNW
5
0.9
WNW
5
0.8
WNW
5
0.6
WNW
5
0.6
WNW
5
0.9
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
5
1.2
WNW
6
1.1
WNW
6
1
WNW
6
0.9
WNW
6
0.9
WNW
6
0.9
WNW
7
1
WNW
4
Energy kJ
2
2
3
3
13
48
49
36
28
20
20
206
57
90
80
60
51
60
62
40
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
3
3
2
2
1
1
Distance (km)
17
0
0
32
0
0
48
144
26
26
26
23
0
0
145
147
144
26
23
23
0
26
145
144
Best forecast wave conditions in Marin County
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
4
3
2
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
9
9
7
6
6
5
8
5
6
5
5
5
6
6
5
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