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Drakes Estero Surf Forecast
/ CAL – Marin County (14 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Drakes Estero surfForecast / CAL – Marin County / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Monday 11 May 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
12.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Drakes Estero today?
The current surf forecast for Drakes Estero at 4PM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (11 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (11 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Drakes Estero. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, strong winds from the NW by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thu 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 11 | |
433 | 482 | 496 | 505 | 431 | 431 | 431 | 431 | 431 | 431 | 373 | 597 | 402 | 266 | 236 | 294 | 324 | 358 | 799 | 1102 | 1425 | 404 | 397 | 843 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | 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 | off | |
High Tide | 7:49AM1.17m | 9:06PM1.44m | 9:05AM1.18m | 9:36PM1.56m | 10:15AM1.21m | 10:07PM1.68m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:42PM0.15m | 3:51AM0.39m | 3:28PM0.24m | 4:36AM0.17m | 4:12PM0.35m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 |
 | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | 8:14 |
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Temp °C | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
8 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 11 |
 kJ | 433 | 482 | 496 | 505 | 431 | 431 | 431 | 431 | 431 | 431 | 373 | 217 | 217 | 171 | 236 | 294 | 324 | 358 | 121 | 88 | 120 | 404 | 397 | 843 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 206 | 206 | 261 | 261 | 261 | 258 | 251 | 181 | 174 | 217 | 217 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 140 | 138 | 133 | 123 | 89 | 81 | 81 | 120 | 120 | 69 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | — | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | S 12 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 11 | — | S 13 | S 13 | S 11 | SW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | S 10 | S 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 3 | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | 11 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 3 | — | 4 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 37 | 37 | 55 | 2 | 11 | 81 | 81 | 121 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 597 | 402 | 266 | 77 | 48 | 32 | 56 | 799 | 1102 | 1425 | 225 | 210 | 333 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 145 | 144 | 109 | 109 | 32 | 109 | 145 | 145 | 147 | 145 | 143 | 32 | 0 |
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