Drakes Estero surfForecast / CAL – Marin County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Sunday 03 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
13.4° C
(Which is 1.4°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 5PM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (03 May)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Evening (03 May)3ft (0.9m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wed
6
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
0
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
1
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WNW
11
0.6
W
18
0.6
W
16
0.8
W
16
0.9
W
16
0.9
W
15
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
1.3
WNW
13
1.3
WNW
13
1.2
WNW
13
1.1
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
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
322
225
193
330
406
371
543
529
613
742
721
555
538
530
530
447
392
308
303
250
246
246
237
242
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
10
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
NW
5
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
15
WNW
5
WNW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WNW
5
NW
10
W
10
W
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:08PM1.23m
1:19AM1.61m
3:56PM1.20m
1:53AM1.57m
4:46PM1.17m
2:33AM1.51m
Low Tide
8:24AM-0.16m
8:04PM0.82m
9:00AM-0.15m
8:42PM0.88m
9:40AM-0.12m
9:24PM0.92m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:13
6:11
6:11
6:09
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8:04
8:05
8:06
8:07
1
Temp °C
12
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
13
13
13
12
11
11
12
12
12
12
13
13
12
12
11
10
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
11
11
11
10
9
10
9
10
10
10
11
11
11
10
10
9
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WNW
11
1
WNW
9
1
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
9
0.9
W
15
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
1.3
WNW
13
1.3
WNW
13
1.2
WNW
13
1.1
WNW
12
1
WNW
12
1
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
11
Energy kJ
322
176
158
207
193
371
543
529
613
742
721
555
538
530
530
447
392
308
303
250
246
246
237
143
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
18
0.6
W
18
0.6
W
16
0.8
W
16
0.9
W
16
0.8
WNW
8
0.8
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
Energy kJ
160
225
193
330
406
76
78
58
44
86
116
124
169
90
127
71
173
129
214
217
171
174
229
242
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
16
0.5
WNW
11
0.4
WNW
11
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
17
0.6
WNW
10
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SW
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
Energy kJ
66
69
47
69
75
72
54
84
55
50
8
8
15
45
68
94
68
49
12
18
18
18
18
18
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
3
0.3
WNW
3
0.2
WNW
2
0.5
WNW
4
Energy kJ
2
2
1
11
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
48
75
75
48
0
0
0
0
0
145
0
0
48
32
48
0
0
48
48
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Marin County
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
2
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
5
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