
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Drakes Estero today (11 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Drakes Estero at 5PM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (11 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (11 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Drakes Estero. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tue 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SW 14 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
217 | 217 | 217 | 222 | 315 | 316 | 256 | 208 | 287 | 237 | 243 | 267 | 274 | 363 | 400 | 377 | 540 | 255 | 243 | 287 | 412 | 412 | 326 | 280 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | 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 | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:29AM1.25m | 9:40PM1.99m | 12:22PM1.33m | 10:35PM2.05m | 1:09PM1.40m | 11:29PM2.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:58PM0.88m | 5:35AM-0.33m | 5:00PM0.88m | 6:25AM-0.42m | 5:58PM0.85m | |||||||||||||||||||
5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | |
— | — | — | — | 8:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:35 | — | — | 8:34 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
217 | 217 | 217 | 220 | 223 | 229 | 232 | 169 | 287 | 237 | 243 | 267 | 208 | 206 | 206 | 377 | 309 | 255 | 156 | 156 | 154 | 154 | 154 | 154 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 18 | W 18 | S 20 | S 20 | S 10 | WNW 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 15 | W 16 | W 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | W 14 | W 14 | W 15 | W 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 |
— | — | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 94 | 194 | 200 | 208 | 208 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 175 | 166 | 158 | 15 | 34 | 40 | 40 | 96 | 59 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 10 | W 19 | S 10 | W 16 | SW 14 | W 17 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | SW 21 | WSW 20 | SW 19 | SW 20 | W 15 | W 14 |
— | — | — | 2 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 208 | 6 | 24 | 26 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 37 | 59 | 60 | 38 | 37 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | NW 8 | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
163 | 168 | 149 | 222 | 315 | 316 | 256 | — | — | — | — | — | 274 | 363 | 400 | — | 540 | — | 243 | 287 | 412 | 412 | 326 | 280 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 23 | 32 | 26 | 240 | 143 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 789 | 457 | 26 | 26 | 32 | 32 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 32 | 32 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
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