Drakes Estero Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.03° N 122.94° W

Drakes Estero 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Drakes Estero sea temperature is
15.0° C
0.6° 

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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Drakes Estero at 9AM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Afternoon (19 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Evening (19 Aug)5ft (1.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NW by Wed night).

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
16
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.7
SW
15
1.7
WNW
7
1.5
WNW
7
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.8
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
7
0.6
SSW
14
1.6
WNW
6
1.5
WNW
6
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
WNW
11
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.4
SSW
13
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
169
191
208
214
272
279
229
289
243
214
168
183
142
136
190
187
155
138
134
127
88
68
68
68
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
5
SW
0
SE
10
W
20
NW
25
WNW
30
NW
35
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
25
NW
30
NW
30
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
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
cross-off
High Tide
6:32AM1.12m
5:31PM1.61m
8:18AM1.12m
6:24PM1.59m
9:44AM1.19m
7:24PM1.59m
Low Tide
00:20AM0.31m
11:41AM0.80m
1:29AM0.28m
12:53PM0.93m
2:38AM0.23m
2:14PM0.98m
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6:30
6:30
6:31
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8:00
7:58
7:57
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Temp °C
12
12
13
15
14
14
13
13
12
12
13
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
11
12
14
14
11
10
8
8
7
8
10
11
10
10
8
8
9
9
9
10
10
10
9
8
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