Drakes Estero Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.03° N 122.94° W

Drakes Estero 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 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 (09 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Drakes Estero at 1AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)5ft (1.6m)10s
Afternoon (09 Aug)5ft (1.6m)10s
Evening (09 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)9s

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 Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the NW by Sun night).

Sat
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
3
2
3
2
2
1
1
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)
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
17
0.5
SW
17
0.6
SSW
16
1.4
WNW
8
1.6
WNW
9
1.6
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
9
2
WNW
8
2.1
WNW
9
2.5
NW
9
1.9
WNW
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
204
202
135
171
230
431
480
480
470
530
551
659
1185
627
480
407
354
273
238
280
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
5
W
0
S
0
WNW
5
NW
15
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
30
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
W
10
WSW
15
W
15
NW
10
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
High Tide
8:28PM1.90m
11:17AM1.32m
9:31PM1.96m
12:01PM1.40m
10:30PM1.99m
Low Tide
2:48PM0.94m
4:30AM-0.16m
3:59PM0.91m
5:23AM-0.25m
5:00PM0.83m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:13
8:12
8:10
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
16
15
15
13
13
13
12
13
14
14
13
12
12
Feels °C
10
10
11
13
13
13
13
14
11
11
7
9
10
9
11
13
13
11
9
11
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