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Drakes Estero surfForecast / CAL – Marin County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Tuesday 17 Mar 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 normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Drakes Estero today?

The current surf forecast for Drakes Estero at 1AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm March 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Mar)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (18 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Evening (18 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)15s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
3
2
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SSW
0.7
SW
0.7
SSW
1
W
0.8
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
1
W
1
W
0.7
SW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
W
0.8
W
1
W
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
1
W
Period(s) (?)161616141413131212151515141414101010121210101212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)33026122340524928025529027322019818814113613396130212179183135164220276
Wind
(km/h)
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NNE
5
N
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
5
N
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offglassoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:31AM
1.58
12:28AM
1.50
12:19PM
1.57
12:54AM
1.58
1:08PM
1.52
1:22AM
1.67
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:25PM
-0.02
6:43AM
0.30
6:57PM
0.05
7:23AM
0.15
7:30PM
0.17
8:06AM
0.02
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sunrise------7:18-------7:16-------7:15-
Sunset-7:20-------7:21-------7:22------
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C202119181817192121222019201919212422212019191819
Feels °C (?)181816151615192119181615171717202117171716171616
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