Drakes Estero Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.03° N 122.94° W

Drakes Estero 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Drakes Estero sea temperature is
13.0° C
0.3° 

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 (14 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Drakes Estero at 11PM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jul)--
Afternoon (14 Jul)4ft (1.2m)7s
Evening (14 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NW on Tue night, strong winds from the NW by Wed night).

Tue
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
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
8 AM
11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
!
1
1
1
3
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
7
1.7
WNW
7
1.7
WNW
7
1.6
WNW
7
1.6
WNW
7
1.6
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
8
2.1
WNW
7
2.5
WNW
8
2.5
WNW
8
2.4
WNW
8
2.1
WNW
8
2
WNW
8
1.9
WNW
8
1.9
WNW
8
2.4
WNW
8
2.5
WNW
8
3
WNW
8
2.4
WNW
8
2.1
WNW
8
1.9
WNW
8
2.2
NW
8
1.6
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
142
196
277
278
250
256
270
319
443
693
791
663
550
496
419
408
620
866
1056
753
545
488
650
315
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
30
NW
30
NW
35
NW
25
NW
20
NW
25
NW
30
NW
35
NW
45
NW
45
NW
40
NW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
40
NW
40
NW
40
NW
40
NW
30
NW
25
NW
20
NW
25
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
1:53PM1.45m
00:23AM2.02m
2:34PM1.49m
1:16AM1.93m
3:15PM1.53m
2:09AM1.79m
Low Tide
6:55PM0.79m
8:00AM-0.43m
7:52PM0.72m
8:44AM-0.35m
8:50PM0.65m
9:27AM-0.22m
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clear
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clear
clear
clear
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clear
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clear
clear
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6:00
6:01
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:34
8:34
8:32
8:32
 mm
Temp °C
15
17
15
13
12
12
13
14
14
15
14
12
12
12
12
14
14
14
13
11
11
11
12
13
Feels °C
11
11
9
6
7
8
9
8
7
7
6
4
5
6
6
8
7
7
5
4
6
6
8
9
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