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Drakes Estero Surf Forecast
/ CAL – Marin County (14 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Drakes Estero surfForecast / CAL – Marin County / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Friday 24 Apr 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
14.0° C
(Which is 2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Drakes Estero today?
The current surf forecast for Drakes Estero at 3AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 24). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (25 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (25 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Drakes Estero. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 12 | WNW 8 | W 15 | W 15 | WNW 8 | W 15 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 14 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | |
336 | 136 | 82 | 107 | 100 | 104 | 130 | 130 | 148 | 172 | 178 | 245 | 239 | 218 | 203 | 264 | 261 | 269 | 247 | 232 | 229 | 225 | 222 | 245 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | 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 | |
High Tide | 8:38PM1.37m | 7:27AM1.37m | 9:23PM1.45m | 8:44AM1.32m | 10:01PM1.53m | 9:53AM1.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:33AM0.68m | 2:49PM-0.02m | 3:39AM0.50m | 3:41PM0.05m | 4:33AM0.32m | 4:25PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 |
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Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 15 | WNW 11 | W 14 | W 14 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 |
 kJ | 121 | 84 | 69 | 68 | 68 | 104 | 130 | 103 | 148 | 172 | 178 | 245 | 239 | 218 | 203 | 264 | 261 | 269 | 247 | 232 | 229 | 225 | 222 | 245 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 15 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NW 8 | SSW 12 | NW 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 79 | 121 | 82 | 74 | 70 | 69 | 104 | 68 | 68 | 58 | 57 | 34 | 51 | 24 | 49 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 23 | 67 | 28 | 28 | 32 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | WNW 11 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 13 | WSW 13 | SSW 12 | WSW 13 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 8 | 78 | 72 | 107 | 68 | 46 | 69 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 57 | 17 | 50 | 16 | 33 | 9 | 33 | 34 | 28 | 28 | 35 | 36 | 41 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | W 8 | W 8 | W 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 4 |
| kJ | 336 | 136 | 62 | 100 | 100 | 75 | — | 130 | 102 | 66 | 64 | 15 | 32 | 31 | 47 | 94 | 94 | 23 | 24 | 18 | 149 | 59 | 86 | 24 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 144 | 26 | 32 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 145 | 145 | 104 | 48 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 145 | 1158 | 32 | 32 | 26 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 145 |
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