Drakes Estero Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.03° N 122.94° W

Drakes Estero 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Drakes Estero sea temperature is
13.4° C
0.1° 

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 (21 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Drakes Estero at 5PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)2ft (0.6m)13s
Afternoon (21 Jul)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (21 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Thu night).

Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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)
2
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
13
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
1
S
12
1.1
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
11
1.3
SSW
10
1.6
SSW
10
1.5
SSW
9
1.4
SSW
9
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.5
SW
26
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
120
268
301
248
304
361
331
339
480
360
281
236
239
253
264
264
325
321
312
261
253
329
Wind (km/h)
0
NW
10
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
10
SSW
15
W
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
Wind State
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:40AM1.08m
6:36PM1.66m
8:23AM1.06m
7:21PM1.67m
9:55AM1.12m
8:09PM1.68m
Low Tide
12:24PM0.58m
2:19AM0.28m
1:23PM0.75m
3:21AM0.19m
2:30PM0.87m
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:05
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:30
8:29
8:29
 mm
1
Temp °C
15
17
19
19
17
17
16
15
15
16
16
16
15
14
13
12
12
15
16
15
15
14
Feels °C
15
16
17
17
16
16
14
13
13
14
15
15
14
11
10
8
7
11
12
11
10
9
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