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Drakes Estero surfForecast / CAL – Marin County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Thursday 08 Jan 2026 PST
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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
13.5° C
 (Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)
Nearby Cam: 5km away, The Marine Mammal Center Live Stream Point Reyes National Seashore

How big are the waves at Drakes Estero today?

The current surf forecast for Drakes Estero at 11PM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm January 08). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jan)--
Afternoon (08 Jan)--
Evening (08 Jan)10ft (3.0m)16s

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

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Thu
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
!
!
!
4
4
3
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.4
WNW
2.3
WNW
2.1
WNW
2
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.1
WNW
1
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
W
1.3
W
1.4
W
1.4
W
1.4
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
Period(s) (?)161616151515141414141413131313131314131312121219
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)47094007356628992581225818511667128511388546734993903172892853205906405725445351153
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
5
NNE
0
WNW
5
E
10
NE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
N
15
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crossglassglasscrosscross-
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		offcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:41AM
1.57
4:32PM
1.13
5:21AM
1.59
6:06PM
1.02
6:02AM
1.61
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:11PM
0.18
11:32AM
0.52
10:56PM
0.39
12:42PM
0.41
11:47PM
0.59
1:48PM
0.30
Thu
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Sunrise-----7:28-------7:26-------7:26--
Sunset-------5:08-------5:09-------5:10
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C12111098791010101010101011111212121212121213
Feels °C (?)876544687655668899988899
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