Drakes Estero surfForecast / CAL – Marin County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Sunday 31 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
11.9° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Drakes Estero today (31 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 9s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 10s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Drakes Estero at 11AM is: 2.0m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 21s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 May)8ft (2.4m)9s
Afternoon (31 May)6ft (1.9m)10s
Evening (31 May)8ft (2.4m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the NW by Tue night).

Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
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
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
2
3
2
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
WNW
10
2.3
WNW
10
2.4
NW
9
2
WNW
10
1.9
WNW
10
1.9
WNW
10
2.4
NW
10
1.9
WNW
10
1.9
WNW
10
1.8
WNW
10
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
1
SW
18
1
SW
18
1
SW
18
1
SW
17
1
SW
17
1
SW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1035
1126
959
859
800
800
1192
770
755
674
510
470
460
614
607
600
587
567
534
464
376
371
367
367
Wind (km/h)
30
NW
25
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
0
SSW
5
W
15
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
35
NW
35
NW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:46PM1.69m
2:22PM1.26m
00:18AM1.68m
3:03PM1.26m
00:53AM1.65m
3:43PM1.25m
Low Tide
7:32AM-0.20m
7:08PM0.90m
8:06AM-0.20m
7:46PM0.92m
8:42AM-0.20m
8:25PM0.93m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:50
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:27
8:28
8:29
Temp °C
10
9
10
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
12
14
13
12
11
10
10
10
11
13
12
12
11
10
4
4
6
9
8
7
6
8
9
9
12
13
10
8
8
8
7
8
10
11
9
7
5
3
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
22
0.5
SW
22
2.1
WNW
10
2
WNW
10
1.9
WNW
10
0.7
SW
20
1.9
WNW
10
1.9
WNW
10
1.9
WNW
10
1.8
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1
SW
17
1.3
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
9
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
Energy kJ
229
227
959
859
800
392
785
770
755
674
510
419
346
302
296
269
587
274
227
227
376
371
367
367
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SW
21
0.6
SW
21
0.7
SW
20
0.4
SW
16
0.7
SW
20
0.7
SW
20
0.9
SSW
19
0.9
SSW
19
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
1
SW
18
1
SW
18
1
SW
18
0.1
S
15
1
SW
17
1
SW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.1
SW
22
0.1
SW
22
0.1
SW
21
0.2
SSW
21
Energy kJ
44
80
224
355
408
66
388
388
650
630
486
470
460
614
607
600
4
567
534
464
18
18
18
45
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SW
14
0.2
S
15
0.1
S
24
0.2
S
15
0.1
SW
22
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
14
Energy kJ
80
42
80
41
66
42
67
132
51
85
54
17
11
17
18
17
17
16
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
WNW
10
2.3
WNW
10
2.4
NW
9
1.9
WNW
10
2.4
NW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
9
1.6
WNW
6
2
WNW
7
Energy kJ
1035
1126
931
800
1192
264
180
222
185
342
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
3
Distance (km)
32
26
23
26
26
145
26
26
0
0
0
48
0
26
0
0
1
0
0
48
430
145
144
109
Best forecast wave conditions in Marin County
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
2
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
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