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Drakes Estero surfForecast / CAL – Marin County / USA
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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
11.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Drakes Estero today?
The current surf forecast for Drakes Estero at 12AM is: 4.0m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 13ft (4.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (17 May) | 13ft (4.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Drakes Estero. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun night, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Sat afternoon, calm by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tue 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | |
2039 | 2754 | 3271 | 3543 | 3405 | 2835 | 4086 | 2396 | 3115 | 3003 | 2394 | 3515 | 2282 | 1648 | 1172 | 637 | 729 | 1010 | 932 | 926 | 1540 | 778 | 615 | 625 | |
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 | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | |
High Tide | 1:21PM1.34m | 00:00AM1.94m | 2:19PM1.36m | 00:46AM1.95m | 3:16PM1.36m | 1:35AM1.91m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:26PM0.69m | 7:36AM-0.49m | 7:15PM0.77m | 8:27AM-0.52m | 8:09PM0.82m | 9:19AM-0.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | |
— | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | |
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Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 17 |
0 | -2 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | SW 16 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | W 16 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
142 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 82 | 81 | 2600 | 78 | 73 | 46 | 46 | 2031 | 1412 | 926 | 701 | 637 | 67 | 61 | 103 | 134 | 886 | 778 | 615 | 625 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | — | — | SW 19 | SSW 14 | SW 18 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | W 16 | W 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 |
15 | 15 | 15 | — | — | 14 | 80 | 13 | 6 | 31 | 31 | 45 | 45 | 44 | 34 | 68 | 17 | 51 | 44 | 45 | 251 | 318 | 365 | 355 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | — | — | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | W 19 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | 30 | 12 | 13 | 27 | 34 | 28 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 46 | 47 | 44 | 44 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | — | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | — | — | — |
2039 | 2754 | 3271 | 3543 | 3405 | 2835 | 4086 | 2396 | 3115 | 3003 | 2394 | 3515 | 2282 | 1648 | 1172 | — | 729 | 1010 | 932 | 926 | 1540 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 145 | 147 | 145 | 144 | 143 | 143 | 48 | 48 | 144 | 145 | 145 | 144 | 144 | 32 | 26 | 135 | 144 | 145 | 143 | 26 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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