Drakes Estero surfForecast / CAL – Marin County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Wednesday 27 May 2026 PDT
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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
11.8° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Drakes Estero today (27 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 May, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 May, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 May, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Drakes Estero at 3PM is: 2.3m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 May)8ft (2.5m)12s
Afternoon (27 May)7.5ft (2.3m)12s
Evening (27 May)6.5ft (2.0m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Sat
30
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
2
3
4
3
2
3
3
2
2
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
3
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WNW
12
2.4
WNW
12
2.4
WNW
12
2.2
WNW
11
2.1
WNW
11
2
WNW
11
1.9
WNW
11
1.8
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
18
1.2
W
18
1.2
WNW
18
1.3
WNW
16
1.4
WNW
16
1.5
W
16
1.4
WNW
16
1.4
WNW
15
1.5
W
15
1.4
WNW
14
1.8
WNW
14
1.3
WNW
14
1.2
WNW
14
1.1
WNW
13
1.1
WNW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2038
1594
1541
1162
1011
909
778
653
512
570
919
929
950
1042
1175
1003
941
978
845
1321
714
563
444
437
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
10
WSW
20
W
20
WNW
10
NW
5
SE
10
S
10
ESE
10
E
15
SSE
10
SW
20
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
15
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NW
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross
cross
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:59AM1.15m
10:17PM1.69m
11:59AM1.19m
10:47PM1.70m
12:51PM1.23m
11:16PM1.70m
Low Tide
5:05AM0.05m
4:25PM0.55m
5:45AM-0.06m
5:07PM0.67m
6:22AM-0.14m
5:49PM0.77m
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:52
5:52
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:23
8:24
8:25
8:27
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Temp °C
11
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
15
15
14
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
12
11
11
10
10
10
11
9
9
10
11
10
10
11
12
12
10
9
9
10
10
9
9
11
8
7
7
6
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WNW
12
2.4
WNW
12
2.4
WNW
12
2.2
WNW
11
2.1
WNW
11
2
WNW
11
1.9
WNW
11
1.8
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
18
1.3
WNW
16
1.4
WNW
16
1.5
W
16
1.4
WNW
16
1.4
WNW
15
1.5
W
15
1.4
WNW
14
0.6
SSW
14
1.3
WNW
14
1.2
WNW
14
1.1
WNW
13
1.1
WNW
13
Energy kJ
2038
1594
1541
1162
1011
909
778
653
480
427
394
929
950
1042
1175
1003
941
978
845
133
714
563
444
437
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.7
WNW
20
0.8
WNW
20
0.9
WNW
18
1.2
W
18
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
1.1
WNW
9
1
WNW
9
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.1
SW
21
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.4
SSW
14
Energy kJ
217
214
211
211
183
138
136
416
512
570
919
123
121
121
203
154
120
121
125
18
131
93
91
73
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
9
0.1
W
24
0.2
WNW
23
0.4
WNW
22
0.5
W
21
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.2
WNW
11
0.1
S
21
0.1
S
21
0.1
SW
21
0.1
SW
21
0.1
SW
26
0.1
SW
19
Energy kJ
2
11
54
158
233
134
133
131
127
161
121
121
121
12
9
9
18
17
26
15
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
9
1
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
8
1
WNW
9
1.8
WNW
14
1.4
WNW
6
1.5
WNW
7
1.5
WNW
7
1.5
WNW
8
Energy kJ
471
411
272
151
103
161
1321
141
205
230
271
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
2
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
1
4
3
3
4
2
1
Distance (km)
0
48
1156
147
0
5
5
5
5
5
26
145
32
0
0
32
32
1
0
26
26
32
26
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Marin County
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
7
6
9
9
9
8
9
8
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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