
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Drakes Estero today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Drakes Estero at 1PM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 8ft (2.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Drakes Estero. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Thu morning). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
519 | 392 | 408 | 575 | 691 | 546 | 392 | 330 | 297 | 293 | 285 | 415 | 595 | 452 | 362 | 329 | 319 | 336 | 493 | 898 | 1217 | 1094 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:22PM1.39m | 1:03AM1.69m | 2:48PM1.44m | 1:43AM1.61m | 3:14PM1.49m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:54AM-0.12m | 7:47PM0.77m | 8:23AM-0.09m | 8:26PM0.70m | 8:52AM-0.02m | 9:09PM0.63m | ||||||||||||||||
6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
519 | 392 | 387 | 367 | 344 | 339 | 334 | 330 | 297 | 293 | 285 | 277 | 289 | 226 | 210 | 204 | 201 | 133 | 166 | 127 | 166 | 131 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SW 9 | S 8 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | — | — | S 14 | — | W 21 | W 21 | SSW 13 | SW 15 | SW 20 | S 11 | SW 19 | S 10 |
65 | 3 | 1 | 141 | 106 | 107 | 148 | 189 | 180 | 173 | — | — | 153 | — | 9 | 9 | 69 | 35 | 15 | 21 | 15 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSE 14 | S 15 | S 15 | — | SSE 11 | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 21 | W 21 | SW 14 | SW 20 | SSW 13 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 |
— | — | — | — | 68 | 112 | 109 | — | 11 | — | — | — | 73 | 93 | 17 | 9 | 74 | 15 | 59 | 15 | 15 | 15 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
434 | 354 | 408 | 575 | 691 | 546 | 392 | 318 | 247 | 234 | 270 | 415 | 595 | 452 | 362 | 329 | 319 | 336 | 493 | 898 | 1217 | 1094 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 48 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 145 | 144 | 143 | 48 | 26 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 48 | 144 | 143 | 48 | 32 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 48 | 144 |
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