Drakes Estero Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.03° N 122.94° W

Drakes Estero 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Drakes Estero sea temperature is
14.5° 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 (12 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Drakes Estero at 5PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (12 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (12 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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
0
0
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
0
0
1
0
2
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
255
243
249
217
207
237
294
277
237
223
197
197
192
191
191
193
188
174
145
221
214
255
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
5
W
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
SSW
5
S
10
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
WSW
15
WNW
15
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:19PM1.52m
00:18AM1.93m
1:54PM1.57m
1:09AM1.82m
2:29PM1.62m
Low Tide
6:54AM-0.29m
6:49PM0.62m
7:35AM-0.23m
7:41PM0.52m
8:14AM-0.12m
8:33PM0.45m
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6:22
6:24
6:24
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8:08
8:07
8:06
 mm
Temp °C
12
14
15
14
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
11
12
14
14
12
12
12
13
13
12
12
13
11
11
12
13
13
13
12
12
11
11
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