Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Drakes Estero today (09 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Drakes Estero at 10PM is: 0.6m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 09). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 19s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Drakes Estero. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed night, fresh winds from the NW by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | NW 7 | WNW 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 229 | 284 | 307 | 249 | 300 | 297 | 354 | 346 | 342 | 403 | 437 | 416 | 411 | 411 | 474 | 474 | 400 | 318 | 428 | 394 |
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 | 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 | 12:03PM1.55m | 11:23PM1.80m | 12:36PM1.61m | 00:15AM1.73m | 1:08PM1.66m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:53PM0.50m | 6:26AM-0.07m | 6:41PM0.37m | 7:03AM0.03m | 7:27PM0.27m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 27 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 22 | 23 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 96 | 96 | 307 | 249 | 300 | 297 | 354 | 346 | 342 | 403 | 437 | 416 | 411 | 411 | 200 | 211 | 400 | 318 | 365 | 305 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 19 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | WNW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 229 | 284 | 62 | 60 | 60 | 81 | 96 | 161 | 82 | 149 | 135 | 86 | 80 | 76 | 474 | 474 | 18 | 17 | 9 | 42 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | WNW 9 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | S 9 | S 11 | S 9 | W 21 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 19 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 44 | 8 | 43 | 39 | 56 | 98 | 59 | 57 | 37 | 9 | 79 | 78 | 76 | 53 | 46 | 29 | 52 | 51 | 7 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 8 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 27 | 27 | 44 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 67 | 174 | 197 | 15 | 25 | 25 | 28 | — | — | 226 | 199 | 428 | 394 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 26 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 145 | 26 | 32 | 48 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 145 | 145 | 109 | 109 |
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