Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Drakes Estero today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Drakes Estero at 6AM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 25). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Drakes Estero. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | ||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 14 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | S 13 | SW 15 | S 12 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 127 | 124 | 124 | 161 | 159 | 159 | 159 | 206 | 262 | 196 | 156 | 144 | 110 | 122 | 218 | 336 | 384 | 335 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore 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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:50PM1.72m | 12:38PM1.40m | 11:31PM1.72m | 1:02PM1.44m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:38PM0.78m | 6:19AM-0.03m | 6:14PM0.70m | 6:49AM-0.02m | 6:49PM0.61m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 127 | 124 | 124 | 161 | 159 | 159 | 159 | 206 | 173 | 171 | 156 | 144 | 104 | 98 | 90 | 85 | 85 | 89 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 12 | W 13 | SSW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 98 | 86 | 84 | 80 | 49 | 89 | 75 | 157 | 155 | 83 | 107 | 136 | 75 | 75 | 104 | 74 | 73 | 130 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 11 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 43 | 42 | 41 | 68 | 59 | 49 | 58 | 56 | 46 | 48 | 48 | 44 | 39 | 38 | 87 | 119 | 40 | 51 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 24 | 45 | 47 | 33 | 22 | 23 | 64 | 184 | 262 | 196 | 141 | 111 | 110 | 122 | 218 | 336 | 384 | 335 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 32 | 26 | 23 | 17 | 0 | 26 | 48 | 144 | 143 | 135 | 32 | 26 | 26 | 48 | 144 | 144 | 133 | 48 |
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