Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Drakes Estero today (13 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Drakes Estero at 8AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 13). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 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 (13 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (13 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (13 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Drakes Estero. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 277 | 149 | 147 | 204 | 111 | 111 | 400 | 277 | 326 | 409 | 347 | 336 | 336 | 464 | 809 | 667 | 524 | 771 | 379 | 277 | 243 | 212 | 217 | 273 |
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 | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:58AM1.52m | 2:07PM1.70m | 2:51AM1.41m | 2:36PM1.69m | 3:49AM1.30m | 3:07PM1.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:14AM0.33m | 8:57PM0.16m | 8:50AM0.51m | 9:43PM0.16m | 9:28AM0.68m | 10:31PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 158 | 149 | 147 | 144 | 111 | 111 | 109 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 347 | 336 | 336 | 107 | 107 | 107 | 107 | 443 | 379 | 277 | 243 | 212 | 217 | 273 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 29 | 48 | 48 | 23 | 23 | 57 | 58 | 129 | 127 | 89 | 61 | 61 | 43 | 42 | 40 | 24 | 23 | 106 | 102 | 93 | 89 | 88 | 63 | 87 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | S 10 | SW 19 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | W 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | W 15 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SSW 20 |
| kJ | 7 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 58 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 79 | 77 | 107 | 4 | 42 | 42 | 17 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 38 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 10 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 277 | 39 | 40 | 204 | 98 | 235 | 400 | 277 | 326 | 409 | — | — | — | 464 | 809 | 667 | 524 | 771 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 59 | 32 | 32 | 144 | 147 | 147 | 145 | 32 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 144 | 144 | 32 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 457 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
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