Drakes Estero Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.03° N 122.94° W

Drakes Estero 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Drakes Estero sea temperature is
14.2° C
1.1° 

Drakes Estero surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Drakes Estero today (09 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Drakes Estero at 8AM is: 2.4m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.7m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.9m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)7ft (2.2m)8s
Afternoon (09 Jul)6ft (1.9m)8s
Evening (09 Jul)8ft (2.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Thu night, light winds from the NW by Sat night).

Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
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)
1
3
3
3
1
1
0
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
16
2.4
NW
8
2.4
NW
8
0.9
SW
16
1.8
WNW
9
2.3
WNW
8
3
WNW
8
2.5
WNW
8
2.4
WNW
9
2.2
WNW
9
2.2
WNW
9
2.1
WNW
8
2.3
WNW
8
2.3
WNW
8
2.5
WNW
8
2.2
WNW
8
1.8
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
8
1.6
WNW
8
1.6
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
8
2.1
WNW
8
2.5
WNW
8
2.2
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
382
734
752
437
464
717
1043
925
888
749
732
601
670
666
709
546
382
336
302
277
319
468
728
620
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
35
NW
40
NW
45
NW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
30
NW
35
NW
35
NW
35
WNW
40
NW
35
NW
30
NW
30
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NW
Wind State
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
8:59AM1.06m
7:54PM1.83m
10:24AM1.15m
8:45PM1.92m
11:29AM1.25m
9:40PM1.99m
Low Tide
2:48AM0.17m
1:48PM0.71m
3:48AM-0.02m
2:53PM0.83m
4:42AM-0.20m
3:58PM0.88m
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5:56
5:56
5:58
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8:36
8:36
8:36
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Temp °C
10
11
11
13
13
13
12
12
11
11
12
13
13
14
13
12
12
12
13
14
14
15
14
14
Feels °C
5
7
7
9
7
6
3
6
5
5
6
6
6
7
5
5
7
7
10
10
9
10
8
9
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