Drakes Estero Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.03° N 122.94° W

Drakes Estero 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Drakes Estero sea temperature is
14.1° C
1.1° 

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 (09 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Drakes Estero at 12AM is: 2.3m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)--
Afternoon (09 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)17s
Evening (09 Jul)8ft (2.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NW on Wed night, strong winds from the NW by Fri night).

Wed
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Sat
11
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
8 AM
11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
2
1
1
!
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
1
0
1
1
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
17
1
SW
16
2.5
WNW
8
2.3
WNW
8
2.2
WNW
8
2.1
WNW
9
2.5
NW
8
1.8
WNW
9
1.8
WNW
9
2.3
WNW
8
3
WNW
8
2.5
WNW
8
2.3
WNW
9
2.2
WNW
9
2.1
WNW
9
2.1
WNW
9
2.2
WNW
8
2.4
WNW
8
2.5
WNW
8
2.3
WNW
8
2.1
WNW
8
1.8
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
560
521
673
649
635
615
885
464
489
717
1082
925
845
749
676
615
635
734
853
666
519
412
336
336
Wind (km/h)
35
NW
40
NW
45
NW
40
NW
30
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
30
NW
40
NW
40
NW
35
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
35
NW
35
NW
35
WNW
45
NW
35
NW
30
NW
30
NW
20
NW
20
NW
Wind State
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
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:06PM1.73m
8:59AM1.06m
7:54PM1.83m
10:24AM1.15m
8:45PM1.92m
Low Tide
12:48PM0.55m
2:48AM0.17m
1:48PM0.71m
3:48AM-0.02m
2:53PM0.83m
4:42AM-0.20m
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5:56
5:56
5:58
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8:37
8:36
8:36
8:36
 mm
Temp °C
12
12
12
11
11
11
12
13
13
12
12
12
11
11
12
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
13
15
Feels °C
6
5
4
4
6
7
8
9
7
5
4
6
5
5
6
7
7
6
5
5
7
7
9
11
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