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Drakes Estero Surf Forecast
/ CAL – Marin County (14 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Drakes Estero surfForecast / CAL – Marin County / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Monday 04 May 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
13.2° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Drakes Estero today?
The current surf forecast for Drakes Estero at 9PM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 04). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (04 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (04 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Drakes Estero. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thu 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | |
721 | 555 | 538 | 530 | 530 | 522 | 413 | 308 | 303 | 303 | 246 | 199 | 229 | 242 | 242 | 191 | 183 | 181 | 290 | 277 | 304 | 299 | 308 | 303 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | 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 | 3:56PM1.20m | 1:53AM1.57m | 4:46PM1.17m | 2:33AM1.51m | 5:40PM1.16m | 3:18AM1.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:42PM0.88m | 9:40AM-0.12m | 9:24PM0.92m | 10:24AM-0.08m | 10:17PM0.94m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | 8:07 |
— | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
 kJ | 721 | 555 | 538 | 530 | 530 | 522 | 413 | 308 | 303 | 303 | 246 | 199 | 153 | 130 | 242 | 191 | 183 | 181 | 290 | 277 | 304 | 299 | 308 | 303 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 14 | SW 17 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 116 | 124 | 169 | 90 | 127 | 71 | 135 | 129 | 214 | 171 | 171 | 174 | 229 | 242 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 171 | 164 | 164 | 127 | 127 | 97 | 96 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | SW 19 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | W 16 | WNW 5 | W 14 | WNW 11 | SW 20 | WSW 19 | SW 19 | WSW 19 | SW 20 | SW 20 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 15 | 45 | 68 | 94 | 68 | 49 | 12 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 107 | 66 | 15 | 37 | 59 | 37 | 15 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 21 | 38 | 27 | 20 | 32 | 20 | 28 | 64 | 100 | 80 | 60 | 47 | 48 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 145 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 48 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 26 | 0 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 145 | 147 | 144 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 1 |
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