Drakes Estero surfForecast / CAL – Marin County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Tuesday 21 Apr 2026 PDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
13.2° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Drakes Estero today?

The current surf forecast for Drakes Estero at 11PM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)--
Afternoon (21 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Evening (21 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
2
0
0
1
1
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.5
W
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
0.8
W
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.9
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.5
WNW
1
WNW
0.9
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.8
NW
1.6
NW
1.4
NW
Period(s) (?)11111111101067999141414141413131377777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)495422469434347468145158380359292239261269331661767378307236215340281183
Wind
(km/h)
20
W
25
W
20
W
15
WSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
NW
25
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NW
20
NW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:28PM
1.26
3:40AM
1.70
6:39PM
1.26
4:47AM
1.57
7:44PM
1.30
6:05AM
1.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:16PM
0.86
11:32AM
-0.24
11:39PM
0.87
12:41PM
-0.16
1:12AM
0.81
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise------6:26-------6:24-------6:24-
Sunset-7:52-------7:53-------7:53------
light rain
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
1---122-----------------
Temp. °C131312121112121314141213121010111111101010101012
Feels °C (?)977978101213127101078865455679
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