Drakes Estero Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.03° N 122.94° W

Drakes Estero 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Drakes Estero sea temperature is
13.3° 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 (11 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Drakes Estero at 6AM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Afternoon (11 Jul)5ft (1.5m)7s
Evening (11 Jul)6ft (1.8m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Fri night, calm by Sun morning).

Fri
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
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
2 PM
5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
2
2
4
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
4
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
WNW
7
2
WNW
7
1.6
WNW
7
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
1.7
WNW
7
1.8
WNW
7
1.7
WNW
7
1.6
WNW
8
1.9
NW
8
1.5
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
8
1.8
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
8
1.6
WNW
9
1.9
NW
8
1.3
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
8
1.6
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
465
383
236
217
217
217
217
262
343
302
277
485
316
309
280
316
413
466
409
377
511
261
273
351
Wind (km/h)
35
NW
35
NW
30
NW
25
NW
15
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
30
NW
20
NW
10
W
15
NW
5
W
5
W
15
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:45PM1.92m
11:29AM1.25m
9:40PM1.99m
12:22PM1.33m
10:35PM2.05m
1:09PM1.40m
Low Tide
4:42AM-0.20m
3:58PM0.88m
5:35AM-0.33m
5:00PM0.88m
6:25AM-0.42m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:58
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:36
8:36
8:35
8:35
 mm
Temp °C
12
11
11
11
12
14
14
14
13
13
12
12
13
15
14
13
13
12
12
12
13
15
14
13
Feels °C
5
4
5
6
9
10
10
10
8
10
11
10
12
15
12
9
9
7
9
9
11
12
12
10
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Drakes Estero surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest