Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Drakes Estero today (30 Aug):
- 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 9PM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.5m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | - | - |
| 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 afternoon, min 12°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
403 | 382 | 309 | 309 | 305 | 305 | 301 | 301 | 264 | 261 | 253 | 207 | 201 | 195 | 151 | 151 | 192 | 151 | 114 | 114 | |
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 | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:17PM1.63m | 2:28AM1.46m | 2:46PM1.69m | 3:25AM1.34m | 3:19PM1.73m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:46PM0.33m | 8:47AM0.34m | 9:33PM0.25m | 9:21AM0.51m | 10:27PM0.19m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
170 | 382 | 309 | 309 | 305 | 305 | 301 | 301 | 264 | 261 | 253 | 207 | 201 | 195 | 151 | 151 | 192 | 151 | 114 | 114 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 12 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 7 | W 7 | S 12 | SW 18 | SSE 11 | WNW 7 | WNW 11 |
403 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 16 | 41 | 40 | 44 | 50 | 40 | 18 | 64 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | S 9 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | WSW 19 | SW 19 | W 9 | S 12 | SW 18 | W 10 | SW 18 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
6 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 36 | 58 | 16 | 45 | 51 | 8 | 50 | 40 | 39 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | — | — |
— | 202 | 260 | 287 | 267 | 237 | 232 | 174 | 161 | 101 | 91 | 74 | 52 | 81 | — | 40 | 28 | 28 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 145 | 32 | 32 | 23 | 32 | 26 | 432 | 145 | 147 | 116 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 75 | 75 | 172 | 59 | 23 |
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