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Drakes Estero surfForecast / CAL – Marin County / USA
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Drakes Estero surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Drakes Estero sea temperature is
11.5° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Drakes Estero today?
The current surf forecast for Drakes Estero at 11AM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (26 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (26 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Drakes Estero. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 12 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 18 | W 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | |
399 | 1809 | 2553 | 3709 | 4812 | 4780 | 4020 | 3305 | 3022 | 2676 | 2142 | 1903 | 1660 | 1436 | 1165 | 1011 | 815 | 601 | 512 | 570 | 919 | 929 | 950 | 1042 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 9:51AM1.12m | 9:46PM1.67m | 10:59AM1.15m | 10:17PM1.69m | 11:59AM1.19m | 10:47PM1.70m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:18AM0.19m | 3:40PM0.41m | 5:05AM0.05m | 4:25PM0.55m | 5:45AM-0.06m | 5:07PM0.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 |
335 | 344 | 353 | 310 | 251 | 314 | 314 | 310 | 302 | 2676 | 2142 | 1903 | 1660 | 1436 | 1165 | 1011 | 815 | 601 | 490 | 427 | 378 | 346 | 950 | 1042 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 16 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 20 | WNW 20 | WNW 18 | W 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 10 | SSW 14 |
27 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 223 | 217 | 214 | 211 | 183 | 183 | 138 | 136 | 416 | 512 | 570 | 919 | 929 | 251 | 121 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 24 | WNW 23 | WNW 22 | W 21 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 |
7 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 54 | 158 | 233 | 134 | 133 | 131 | 125 | 123 | 121 | 89 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 9 |
399 | 1809 | 2553 | 3709 | 4812 | 4780 | 4020 | 3305 | 3022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 266 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 109 | 133 | 145 | 147 | 410 | 1156 | 145 | 145 | 48 | 1 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 48 | 180 | 26 | 26 |
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