
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Drakes Estero today (29 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Drakes Estero at 3PM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 2.3m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Drakes Estero. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Wed afternoon, moderate winds from the NW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
617 | 617 | 617 | 791 | 887 | 666 | 519 | 519 | 519 | 436 | 392 | 600 | 691 | 616 | 392 | 354 | 297 | 293 | 285 | 417 | 542 | 491 | |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:56PM1.36m | 00:25AM1.74m | 2:22PM1.39m | 1:03AM1.69m | 2:48PM1.44m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:24AM-0.12m | 7:11PM0.82m | 7:54AM-0.12m | 7:47PM0.77m | 8:23AM-0.09m | 8:26PM0.70m | ||||||||||||||||
6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
617 | 617 | 617 | 610 | 539 | 525 | 519 | 519 | 519 | 436 | 387 | 367 | 344 | 339 | 334 | 330 | 297 | 293 | 285 | 281 | 285 | 229 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 18 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SW 9 | S 8 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 8 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | — | — | — | — |
30 | 11 | 11 | 160 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 67 | 65 | 3 | 1 | 141 | 106 | 1 | 153 | 189 | 180 | 173 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | S 16 | SSE 15 | SW 9 | SSE 14 | SW 9 | — | — | — | — | SSE 12 | S 15 | S 15 | — | SSE 11 | — | — | — | SW 14 | S 14 |
51 | 57 | 84 | 129 | 74 | 3 | 69 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 115 | 110 | — | 11 | — | — | — | 73 | 101 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 |
337 | 382 | 518 | 791 | 887 | 666 | 519 | 476 | 412 | 352 | 392 | 600 | 691 | 616 | 392 | 354 | 292 | 240 | 272 | 417 | 542 | 491 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 26 | 48 | 145 | 144 | 143 | 135 | 48 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 145 | 144 | 143 | 48 | 26 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 48 | 144 | 143 | 48 |
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