Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Drakes Estero today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Drakes Estero at 5PM is: 1.1m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 2.2m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 18s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Drakes Estero. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 8 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 594 | 679 | 781 | 781 | 781 | 695 | 663 | 625 | 617 | 617 | 617 | 691 | 832 | 666 | 545 | 519 | 519 | 436 | 468 | 663 | 759 | 632 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore 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 | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:30PM1.34m | 11:46PM1.76m | 1:56PM1.36m | 00:25AM1.74m | 2:22PM1.39m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:53AM-0.11m | 6:34PM0.87m | 7:24AM-0.12m | 7:11PM0.82m | 7:54AM-0.12m | 7:47PM0.77m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 594 | 679 | 781 | 781 | 781 | 695 | 663 | 625 | 617 | 617 | 617 | 610 | 539 | 525 | 519 | 519 | 519 | 436 | 387 | 372 | 344 | 334 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 18 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SW 9 | SSE 13 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | — |
| kJ | 37 | 55 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 11 | 11 | 160 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 68 | 65 | 3 | 33 | 141 | 174 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 19 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | S 16 | SSE 15 | SSW 10 | SSE 14 | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 34 | 32 | 29 | 51 | 57 | 84 | 129 | 74 | 9 | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | 161 | 112 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 211 | 205 | 342 | 513 | 750 | 585 | 464 | 374 | 345 | 336 | 468 | 691 | 832 | 666 | 545 | 488 | 422 | 372 | 468 | 663 | 759 | 632 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 26 | 48 | 145 | 145 | 144 | 48 | 32 | 26 | 17 | 26 | 145 | 144 | 143 | 135 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 48 | 145 | 144 | 143 | 48 |
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