Drakes Estero Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.03° N 122.94° W

Drakes Estero 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Drakes Estero sea temperature is
13.4° C
0.2° 

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 (12 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Drakes Estero at 4PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (12 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (12 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the NW by Tue night).

Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
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
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
2
2
4
3
2
3
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
0
1
0
1
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
8
2
NW
8
1.5
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
8
1.7
NW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
8
2
WNW
8
1.9
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
8
1.6
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
7
2
WNW
7
2.1
WNW
7
2.1
WNW
7
1.9
WNW
7
1.8
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
237
217
208
217
212
260
502
309
273
390
243
365
429
393
327
292
260
253
310
395
478
455
397
382
Wind (km/h)
5
W
10
S
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
10
NW
5
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
25
NW
30
WNW
35
NW
35
NW
25
NW
25
NW
Wind State
glassy
on
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
12:22PM1.33m
10:35PM2.05m
1:09PM1.40m
11:29PM2.06m
1:53PM1.45m
00:23AM2.02m
Low Tide
5:35AM-0.33m
5:00PM0.88m
6:25AM-0.42m
5:58PM0.85m
7:14AM-0.45m
6:55PM0.79m
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clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:58
6:00
6:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:35
8:35
8:34
8:34
 mm
Temp °C
12
14
14
13
12
11
12
12
13
14
13
15
14
13
12
12
13
14
13
13
12
11
11
11
Feels °C
12
13
12
11
9
8
10
11
10
12
9
11
8
7
7
8
10
10
8
7
5
4
6
7
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