Drakes Estero Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.03° N 122.94° W

Drakes Estero 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Drakes Estero sea temperature is
14.8° C
1.1° 

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 (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 24s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 24s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 24s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Drakes Estero at 3PM is: 0.8m 24s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 24). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)24s
Afternoon (24 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)24s
Evening (24 Jul)2ft (0.6m)24s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds.

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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)
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
13
0.6
SW
24
0.8
SW
24
0.8
SW
24
0.6
SW
24
0.6
SW
24
0.6
SW
22
0.9
SW
21
0.9
SW
21
0.9
SW
21
0.9
SW
21
0.8
SW
21
0.8
SW
21
0.8
SW
20
1
SW
20
1.1
SW
20
1.1
SW
19
0.9
SW
19
0.9
SW
19
0.9
SW
19
0.9
SW
18
1
SW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
242
448
661
661
444
347
389
763
763
763
763
543
522
542
731
843
834
627
627
614
546
621
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
30
NW
30
WNW
35
WNW
40
WNW
35
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
WNW
35
WNW
35
NW
35
NW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NW
30
NW
35
NW
40
NW
40
NW
40
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
High Tide
11:01AM1.21m
8:56PM1.70m
11:50AM1.27m
9:43PM1.72m
12:28PM1.31m
10:26PM1.75m
Low Tide
3:34PM0.94m
5:01AM0.03m
4:29PM0.95m
5:42AM-0.03m
5:16PM0.94m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:07
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:28
8:27
8:25
 mm
Temp °C
13
15
16
15
15
14
13
13
14
15
15
16
15
14
14
13
13
15
16
16
15
13
Feels °C
9
10
11
9
9
8
7
8
9
10
9
11
9
8
9
9
9
10
10
10
8
6
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