Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Drakes Estero today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Drakes Estero at 6AM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.5m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Drakes Estero. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sat night, light winds from the WSW by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | ||||||||||||||||
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 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
568 | 502 | 587 | 587 | 580 | 489 | 403 | 382 | 309 | 309 | 305 | 445 | 418 | 264 | 264 | 257 | 253 | 207 | |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:39AM1.56m | 2:17PM1.63m | 2:28AM1.46m | 2:46PM1.69m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:04PM0.42m | 8:15AM0.20m | 8:46PM0.33m | 8:47AM0.34m | 9:33PM0.25m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
452 | 502 | 587 | 587 | 193 | 161 | 174 | 382 | 309 | 309 | 305 | 270 | 237 | 264 | 264 | 257 | 253 | 207 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 20 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
13 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 580 | 489 | 403 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 305 | 301 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | WSW 19 |
— | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 36 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
568 | 406 | 272 | 234 | 372 | — | — | 188 | 267 | 294 | 274 | 445 | 418 | 183 | 131 | 97 | 76 | 74 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 143 | 59 | 32 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 145 | 32 | 26 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 145 | 145 | 32 | 116 |
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