Drakes Estero Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.03° N 122.94° W

Drakes Estero 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Drakes Estero sea temperature is
13.9°C
0.8° 

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 (01 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Drakes Estero at 1PM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Afternoon (01 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Evening (01 Sep)2ft (0.6m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
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)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
3
3
3
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)
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
NW
10
0.5
SSW
12
0.4
SW
16
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
19
0.7
SW
19
1.2
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
0.8
SW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
151
151
192
151
114
114
113
111
154
59
85
93
95
130
171
266
284
358
238
271
307
383
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
S
10
S
15
SSE
15
S
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
10
SSW
15
S
15
S
10
S
5
SW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:19PM1.73m
4:35AM1.23m
4:00PM1.75m
6:06AM1.15m
4:51PM1.76m
Low Tide
9:21AM0.51m
10:27PM0.19m
10:01AM0.68m
11:30PM0.15m
10:51AM0.83m
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:41
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:40
7:39
7:37
 mm
1
2
2
1
Temp °C
15
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
15
15
16
16
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
15
13
Feels °C
14
15
14
14
15
15
15
15
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
17
16
14
12
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