Drakes Estero Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.03° N 122.94° W

Drakes Estero 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Drakes Estero sea temperature is
15.6°C
0.8° 

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 (04 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Drakes Estero at 3PM is: 0.9m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)3ft (0.9m)18s
Afternoon (04 Sep)3ft (0.9m)17s
Evening (04 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
3
3
2
1
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
17
0.9
SSW
17
1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.1
SW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
460
449
439
493
527
610
602
683
580
430
419
493
493
480
468
455
522
478
594
472
301
268
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
10
W
15
W
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
30
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
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
7:47AM1.16m
5:55PM1.75m
9:10AM1.23m
7:09PM1.76m
10:06AM1.32m
8:23PM1.79m
Low Tide
12:04PM0.94m
2:03AM0.04m
1:38PM0.98m
3:14AM-0.03m
3:01PM0.91m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:43
6:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:37
7:35
7:34
 mm
Temp °C
15
16
16
16
15
15
14
13
13
15
16
16
14
14
14
14
13
15
16
15
15
14
Feels °C
15
15
14
13
12
12
11
11
11
13
13
13
11
10
11
12
11
12
11
9
9
9
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