Drakes Estero Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.03° N 122.94° W

Drakes Estero 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Drakes Estero sea temperature is
14.1° C
1.1° 

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 (08 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Drakes Estero at 1PM is: 1.0m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.6m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)3ft (0.9m)18s
Afternoon (08 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)17s
Evening (08 Jul)8ft (2.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Wed morning). Mainly strong winds.

Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Sat
11
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
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
1
1
!
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
!
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
18
1
SW
18
1
SW
17
1
SW
16
2.5
WNW
8
2.4
WNW
8
2.2
WNW
8
2.5
NW
9
2.5
NW
9
2.3
NW
9
1.8
WNW
9
2.2
WNW
8
3
WNW
8
2.5
WNW
9
2.4
WNW
9
2.2
WNW
9
2.1
WNW
9
2.1
WNW
9
2.1
WNW
8
2.4
WNW
8
3
WNW
8
2.4
WNW
8
2.1
WNW
8
1.8
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
455
600
560
521
740
753
651
1083
906
769
523
667
1068
1036
929
749
700
629
638
753
1030
734
532
423
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
25
NW
35
NW
40
NW
45
NW
40
NW
30
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
30
NW
40
NW
40
NW
35
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
45
NW
35
NW
30
NW
30
NW
Wind State
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
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:15AM1.04m
7:06PM1.73m
8:59AM1.06m
7:54PM1.83m
10:24AM1.15m
8:45PM1.92m
Low Tide
12:48PM0.55m
2:48AM0.17m
1:48PM0.71m
3:48AM-0.02m
2:53PM0.83m
4:42AM-0.20m
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5:56
5:56
5:56
5:58
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8:37
8:36
8:36
8:36
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Temp °C
10
12
13
12
12
11
11
11
12
13
13
13
12
12
12
11
12
13
13
14
13
12
12
12
Feels °C
6
7
7
5
4
4
6
7
9
9
8
6
4
6
6
5
7
7
7
8
5
5
6
7
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