Drakes Estero Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.03° N 122.94° W

Drakes Estero 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Drakes Estero sea temperature is
13.1° 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 (13 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Drakes Estero at 2AM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.5m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Afternoon (13 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (13 Jul)5ft (1.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the NW by Mon night).

Sun
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
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
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WNW
9
0.7
SW
14
1.9
NW
8
1.4
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.6
WNW
8
1.8
WNW
8
1.6
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
7
1.7
WNW
7
1.8
WNW
7
1.7
WNW
7
1.6
WNW
7
1.5
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
8
1.6
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
233
206
423
280
267
228
217
237
310
372
287
260
215
187
178
228
294
334
294
263
253
238
260
310
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
5
NNW
5
NW
10
WNW
20
WNW
25
NW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
30
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-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
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:35PM2.05m
1:09PM1.40m
11:29PM2.06m
1:53PM1.45m
00:23AM2.02m
2:34PM1.49m
Low Tide
6:25AM-0.42m
5:58PM0.85m
7:14AM-0.45m
6:55PM0.79m
8:00AM-0.43m
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5:58
6:00
6:00
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8:35
8:35
8:34
8:34
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Temp °C
12
12
13
14
14
16
14
15
14
13
12
12
13
13
13
13
12
11
11
11
12
14
13
13
Feels °C
10
9
10
13
13
14
11
11
8
7
7
9
11
10
9
8
6
5
6
8
9
10
9
8
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