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Drakes Estero surfForecast / CAL – Marin County / USA
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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 11AM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (17 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Drakes Estero. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun night, min 9°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 14 | WNW 10 | WNW 13 | |
2785 | 2681 | 2416 | 2220 | 3059 | 2806 | 2394 | 2099 | 2199 | 1561 | 1234 | 573 | 637 | 1010 | 1004 | 926 | 1486 | 778 | 661 | 625 | 562 | 494 | 511 | 486 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 00:00AM1.94m | 2:19PM1.36m | 00:46AM1.95m | 3:16PM1.36m | 1:35AM1.91m | 4:14PM1.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:36AM-0.49m | 7:15PM0.77m | 8:27AM-0.52m | 8:09PM0.82m | 9:19AM-0.48m | 9:09PM0.84m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | |
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Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 11 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | SSW 16 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | W 16 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 |
82 | 81 | 80 | 78 | 73 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 1289 | 993 | 755 | 573 | 51 | 61 | 103 | 134 | 904 | 778 | 661 | 625 | 562 | 485 | 471 | 461 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | SW 17 | W 16 | W 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | W 14 | W 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
— | 14 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 45 | 44 | 34 | 68 | 17 | 51 | 15 | 45 | 254 | 318 | 365 | 355 | 508 | 494 | 42 | 41 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | W 19 | SSW 13 | SW 17 | SSW 12 | SW 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
— | — | — | 12 | 12 | — | — | 12 | 12 | 13 | 27 | 34 | 28 | 16 | 44 | 15 | 46 | 47 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 42 | 43 | 43 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | — | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 9 |
2785 | 2681 | 2416 | 2220 | 3059 | 2806 | 2394 | 2099 | 2199 | 1561 | 1234 | — | 637 | 1010 | 1004 | 926 | 1486 | — | — | — | — | — | 511 | 486 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 143 | 48 | 47 | 48 | 144 | 145 | 145 | 26 | 26 | 59 | 26 | 26 | 144 | 144 | 59 | 26 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 145 | 32 | 26 |
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