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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
11.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Drakes Estero today?
The current surf forecast for Drakes Estero at 3PM is: 4.0m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 13ft (4.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 May) | 13ft (4.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Drakes Estero. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun night, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the N by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tue 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | |
1615 | 1704 | 2244 | 2815 | 3271 | 3692 | 3560 | 2982 | 2669 | 2460 | 3210 | 2693 | 2603 | 2222 | 2349 | 842 | 1172 | 637 | 742 | 908 | 1057 | 1124 | 1540 | 778 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 1:21PM1.34m | 00:00AM1.94m | 2:19PM1.36m | 00:46AM1.95m | 3:16PM1.36m | 1:35AM1.91m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:49AM-0.40m | 6:26PM0.69m | 7:36AM-0.49m | 7:15PM0.77m | 8:27AM-0.52m | 8:09PM0.82m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | |
— | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | 8:17 | |
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Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -2 | -1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | SSW 16 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | W 16 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
160 | 148 | 142 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 82 | 81 | 80 | 78 | 73 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 1358 | 842 | 701 | 637 | 51 | 61 | 103 | 132 | 926 | 778 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | — | — | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | SW 17 | W 16 | WNW 16 |
51 | 50 | 15 | 15 | 15 | — | — | — | 13 | 13 | 6 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 45 | 44 | 34 | 68 | 16 | 51 | 15 | 45 | 251 | 333 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 20 | SW 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | — | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | W 19 | SSW 13 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 17 | SSW 15 |
7 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | 12 | 12 | 13 | 27 | 34 | 28 | 16 | 44 | 25 | 46 | 47 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 10 | N 4 | NW 10 | — | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | — |
1615 | 1704 | 2244 | 2815 | 3271 | 3692 | 3560 | 2982 | 2669 | 2460 | 3210 | 2693 | 2603 | 2222 | 2349 | 9 | 1172 | — | 742 | 908 | 1057 | 1124 | 1540 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 144 | 144 | 145 | 147 | 145 | 144 | 143 | 143 | 59 | 144 | 144 | 147 | 145 | 59 | 59 | 0 | 26 | 32 | 145 | 147 | 143 | 26 | 17 | 0 |
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