Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Drakes Estero today (05 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Drakes Estero at 4AM is: 1.2m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Drakes Estero. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 527 | 610 | 602 | 683 | 580 | 430 | 419 | 493 | 493 | 480 | 468 | 455 | 522 | 478 | 602 | 472 | 465 | 264 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | 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 |
High Tide | 5:55PM1.75m | 9:10AM1.23m | 7:09PM1.76m | 10:06AM1.32m | 8:23PM1.79m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:03AM0.04m | 1:38PM0.98m | 3:14AM-0.03m | 3:01PM0.91m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 234 | 610 | 602 | 683 | 580 | 430 | 419 | 493 | 493 | 480 | 468 | 455 | 522 | 478 | 602 | 472 | 465 | 264 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 10 | W 14 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 13 |
| kJ | 527 | 220 | 234 | 204 | 168 | 157 | 151 | 119 | 113 | 68 | 68 | 67 | 130 | 39 | 16 | 46 | 46 | 157 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 10 | W 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | W 14 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | W 14 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 91 | 32 | 50 | 3 | 77 | 94 | 123 | 87 | 90 | 66 | 78 | 78 | 44 | 16 | 45 | 58 | 15 | 30 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 176 | 226 | 50 | 41 | 28 | 237 | 168 | 216 | 183 | 245 | 182 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 26 | 26 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 490 | 143 | 32 | 32 | 26 | 0 | 26 | 145 | 145 | 144 | 109 |
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