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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 4 am Thursday 30 Apr 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
14.0° C
(Which is 2.0°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 10AM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.5m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Apr) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (30 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (30 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
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 Thu morning, min 11°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | Saturday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 15 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 12 | WNW 9 | WNW 7 | |
284 | 463 | 585 | 331 | 280 | 300 | 327 | 434 | 400 | 647 | 364 | 355 | 364 | 395 | 564 | 732 | 688 | 500 | 562 | 475 | 407 | 833 | 217 | 153 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 11:32PM1.65m | 12:43PM1.27m | 11:58PM1.66m | 1:32PM1.26m | 00:23AM1.65m | 2:20PM1.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:40AM-0.06m | 6:18PM0.52m | 7:15AM-0.12m | 6:53PM0.64m | 7:49AM-0.16m | 7:29PM0.74m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — |
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Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
4 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 15 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 18 | WNW 9 | NW 9 |
 kJ | 284 | 377 | 364 | 331 | 236 | 232 | 229 | 229 | 222 | 397 | 364 | 355 | 173 | 170 | 212 | 213 | 213 | 149 | 117 | 164 | 115 | 31 | 217 | 97 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WNW 12 | WSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 10 | S 10 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 78 | 280 | 265 | 243 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 18 | 165 | 165 | 135 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 155 | 18 | 31 | 31 | 8 | 9 | 143 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WSW 13 | SSW 18 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 18 | W 20 |
| kJ | 33 | 33 | 54 | 33 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 28 | 28 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 31 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 30 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 12 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 237 | 463 | 585 | — | 280 | 300 | 327 | 434 | 400 | 647 | — | — | 364 | 395 | 564 | 732 | 688 | 500 | 562 | 475 | 407 | 833 | 149 | 153 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 32 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 145 | 144 | 32 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 145 | 144 | 32 | 23 | 32 | 32 | 145 | 147 | 837 | 145 | 109 |
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