Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Drakes Estero today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Drakes Estero at 2PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 23). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Drakes Estero. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 26 | SW 26 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 325 | 321 | 312 | 200 | 253 | 329 | 329 | 180 | 242 | 448 | 661 | 661 | 444 | 347 | 389 | 763 | 763 | 763 | 763 | 543 | 522 | 542 |
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 | 9:55AM1.12m | 8:09PM1.68m | 11:01AM1.21m | 8:56PM1.70m | 11:50AM1.27m | 9:43PM1.72m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:30PM0.87m | 4:15AM0.10m | 3:34PM0.94m | 5:01AM0.03m | 4:29PM0.95m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:27 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 |
| kJ | 325 | 321 | 312 | 200 | 253 | 249 | 246 | 180 | 242 | 249 | 253 | 201 | 198 | 195 | 173 | 763 | 763 | 763 | 763 | 543 | 522 | 542 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 13 | SW 26 | SW 26 | SW 26 | NW 10 | SW 25 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 22 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 61 | 27 | 16 | 125 | 237 | 329 | 329 | 25 | 217 | 448 | 661 | 661 | 444 | 347 | 389 | 162 | 155 | 113 | 107 | 56 | 56 | 37 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 18 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 18 | S 12 | NW 10 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SSW 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 46 | 44 | 50 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 49 | 44 | 24 | 46 | 70 | 43 | 42 | 41 | 25 | 25 | 41 | 25 | 62 | 37 | 37 | 36 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | 6 | 20 | 52 | 76 | 72 | 80 | 64 | 35 | 23 | 35 | 61 | 98 | 138 | 143 | 97 | 80 | 69 | 61 | 92 | 129 | 148 | 171 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 32 | 147 | 147 | 144 | 143 | 59 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 144 | 147 | 144 | 143 | 143 | 59 | 59 | 32 | 144 | 147 | 144 | 144 | 143 |
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