Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Drakes Estero today (09 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Drakes Estero at 2PM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (09 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (09 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Drakes Estero. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Thu night, light winds from the NW by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sun 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 437 | 437 | 409 | 635 | 956 | 903 | 888 | 732 | 715 | 683 | 635 | 666 | 709 | 546 | 392 | 345 | 285 | 247 | 263 | 468 | 666 | 620 | 512 | 808 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | 8:59AM1.06m | 7:54PM1.83m | 10:24AM1.15m | 8:45PM1.92m | 11:29AM1.25m | 9:40PM1.99m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:48PM0.71m | 3:48AM-0.02m | 2:53PM0.83m | 4:42AM-0.20m | 3:58PM0.88m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 |
 | — | — | — | — | 8:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:36 | — | — | 8:35 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 437 | 437 | 381 | 376 | 367 | 291 | 291 | 291 | 295 | 291 | 287 | 236 | 226 | 220 | 217 | 217 | 217 | 217 | 217 | 220 | 226 | 232 | 236 | 500 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | — | — | S 22 | S 21 | — | — | — | W 18 | W 18 | S 20 | S 20 | W 16 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 437 | 437 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 217 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | W 19 | W 16 | W 20 | W 17 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 9 |
| kJ | 400 | 400 | 409 | 635 | 956 | 903 | 888 | 732 | 715 | 683 | 635 | 666 | 709 | 546 | 392 | 345 | 285 | 247 | 263 | 468 | 666 | 620 | 512 | 808 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 23 | 32 | 145 | 145 | 143 | 143 | 135 | 32 | 32 | 145 | 145 | 144 | 143 | 59 | 32 | 26 | 23 | 26 | 48 | 355 | 133 | 32 | 24 | 0 |
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