Drakes Estero surfForecast / CAL – Marin County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am 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
13.2° C
(Which is 1.1°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 12PM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 May)4ft (1.2m)14s
Afternoon (04 May)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Evening (04 May)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
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)
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
1
1
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WNW
15
1.1
WNW
14
1.2
WNW
14
1.4
WNW
14
1.4
WNW
14
1.3
WNW
13
1.3
WNW
13
1.4
WNW
13
1.3
WNW
13
1.2
WNW
13
1.2
WNW
12
1
WNW
12
1
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.7
W
14
0.9
WNW
13
0.9
WNW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
543
529
613
742
721
555
538
613
530
447
413
308
303
250
246
199
229
242
242
191
183
181
290
277
Wind (km/h)
0
WSW
0
S
0
S
5
WSW
15
W
15
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WNW
5
NW
10
W
10
W
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:19AM1.61m
3:56PM1.20m
1:53AM1.57m
4:46PM1.17m
2:33AM1.51m
5:40PM1.16m
Low Tide
9:00AM-0.15m
8:42PM0.88m
9:40AM-0.12m
9:24PM0.92m
10:24AM-0.08m
10:17PM0.94m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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6:11
6:11
6:09
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8:05
8:06
8:07
1
4
4
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
14
14
12
11
11
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
12
11
10
10
12
12
11
11
10
13
13
12
12
11
9
7
8
10
9
10
11
12
11
12
10
8
7
8
9
9
6
7
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WNW
15
1.1
WNW
14
1.2
WNW
14
1.4
WNW
14
1.4
WNW
14
1.3
WNW
13
1.3
WNW
13
1.4
WNW
13
1.3
WNW
13
1.2
WNW
13
1.2
WNW
12
1
WNW
12
1
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
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
Energy kJ
543
529
613
742
721
555
538
613
530
447
413
308
303
250
246
199
193
130
242
191
183
181
290
277
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.4
SSW
14
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SSW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.7
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
Energy kJ
61
58
44
86
116
124
169
90
127
71
173
129
214
217
171
174
229
242
95
95
95
171
164
164
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.3
SW
18
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
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
0.5
WNW
11
0.1
SW
20
0.3
SW
19
Energy kJ
54
84
85
50
8
8
15
45
68
94
68
49
12
18
18
18
18
18
20
40
107
66
15
59
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
3
0.5
WNW
4
0.4
W
3
0.3
W
3
0.3
W
3
0.3
W
3
0.3
WNW
3
0.7
WNW
4
0.8
WNW
5
0.7
WNW
5
0.6
WNW
5
0.6
WNW
5
0.9
WNW
5
1.1
WNW
5
1.3
WNW
6
Energy kJ
3
7
3
2
2
2
2
13
24
19
18
20
30
66
115
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
48
145
1
26
0
48
32
0
0
26
48
0
0
0
1
0
0
145
147
144
26
Best forecast wave conditions in Marin County
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
2
3
2
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
3
2
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
9
5
9
5
9
5
6
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