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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 10 pm Monday 25 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
11.5° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Drakes Estero today?
The current surf forecast for Drakes Estero at 4AM is: 2.1m 15s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (26 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (26 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 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 4mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 25 | Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 18 | W 18 | WNW 18 | |
285 | 241 | 429 | 1972 | 2655 | 3388 | 4448 | 4544 | 4020 | 3597 | 3207 | 2676 | 2177 | 1846 | 1541 | 2046 | 1724 | 909 | 763 | 640 | 512 | 570 | 919 | 929 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | on | on | |
High Tide | 9:12PM1.62m | 9:51AM1.12m | 9:46PM1.67m | 10:59AM1.15m | 10:17PM1.69m | 11:59AM1.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:18AM0.19m | 3:40PM0.41m | 5:05AM0.05m | 4:25PM0.55m | 5:45AM-0.06m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — |
 | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 |
8 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
 kJ | 285 | 199 | 335 | 344 | 353 | 310 | 251 | 314 | 314 | 310 | 302 | 2676 | 2177 | 1846 | 1541 | 1307 | 1054 | 909 | 763 | 640 | 471 | 394 | 346 | 296 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 17 | WNW 16 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 20 | WNW 20 | WNW 18 | W 18 | WNW 18 |
| kJ | 241 | 241 | 27 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 223 | 217 | 214 | 211 | 183 | 183 | 138 | 136 | 416 | 512 | 570 | 919 | 929 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SSW 14 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 24 | WNW 23 | WNW 22 | W 21 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 100 | 138 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 54 | 158 | 233 | 134 | 133 | 129 | 125 | 123 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 12 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | — | — | — | — | NW 11 | WNW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 429 | 1972 | 2655 | 3388 | 4448 | 4544 | 4020 | 3597 | 3207 | — | — | — | — | 2046 | 1724 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 32 | 48 | 133 | 144 | 145 | 147 | 432 | 426 | 145 | 145 | 48 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 180 | 195 | 26 | 32 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 48 | 5 |
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