Drakes Estero Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.03° N 122.94° W

Drakes Estero 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Drakes Estero sea temperature is
14.1° 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 (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Drakes Estero at 9AM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)3ft (0.9m)16s
Afternoon (16 Aug)3ft (0.9m)16s
Evening (16 Aug)3ft (0.9m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
0
1
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
15
1.7
NW
8
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
1.5
WNW
7
1.6
WNW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
502
496
441
362
358
349
322
309
309
309
309
309
309
255
255
251
214
214
217
326
248
261
222
250
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
5
NNW
5
SSE
5
SSW
10
WSW
15
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-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
High Tide
2:54AM1.51m
3:36PM1.67m
3:52AM1.34m
4:11PM1.66m
5:02AM1.20m
4:48PM1.64m
Low Tide
9:29AM0.22m
10:19PM0.35m
10:07AM0.42m
11:17PM0.33m
10:49AM0.62m
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6:26
6:28
6:28
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8:04
8:01
8:00
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Temp °C
12
12
13
15
15
15
13
12
12
12
13
15
14
14
12
12
12
12
12
14
15
14
13
13
Feels °C
11
12
13
15
14
13
11
10
11
11
13
15
12
11
7
8
8
9
9
11
11
11
9
10
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