Drakes Estero Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.03° N 122.94° W

Drakes Estero 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Drakes Estero sea temperature is
12.9° C
1.2° 

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 (01 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Drakes Estero at 8AM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)7ft (2.1m)8s
Afternoon (01 Aug)7ft (2.1m)8s
Evening (01 Aug)10ft (3.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sat night, calm by Mon afternoon).

Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
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
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
2
1
1
!
1
1
2
3
3
2
1
2
2
!
3
2
1
3
3
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
WNW
7
1.7
WNW
8
2.1
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
1.8
WNW
8
2.5
WNW
8
3
WNW
8
2.5
WNW
8
2.4
WNW
9
2.3
WNW
9
2.1
WNW
9
2
WNW
10
2
WNW
10
2.2
WNW
9
2.5
WNW
9
2.5
WNW
10
3
NW
10
2.1
WNW
10
1.9
WNW
10
1.8
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
352
337
519
517
412
840
1109
989
888
827
749
717
703
835
1057
1149
1764
831
725
615
555
500
402
378
Wind (km/h)
30
NW
20
NW
15
NW
20
NW
30
NW
40
NW
45
NW
35
NW
35
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
25
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
15
NW
5
NNW
5
ESE
10
S
5
SSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WSW
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
off
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
1:43AM1.61m
3:14PM1.49m
2:27AM1.51m
3:42PM1.55m
3:17AM1.37m
4:12PM1.62m
Low Tide
8:52AM-0.02m
9:09PM0.63m
9:23AM0.09m
9:58PM0.55m
9:56AM0.25m
10:54PM0.46m
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6:13
6:15
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:21
8:20
8:19
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Temp °C
12
12
13
15
15
16
15
13
12
12
13
15
15
15
14
13
13
12
13
16
16
15
13
12
Feels °C
7
9
10
12
10
9
7
7
6
8
11
13
11
10
9
8
10
11
12
15
16
14
12
12
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