Drakes Estero Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.03° N 122.94° W

Drakes Estero 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Drakes Estero sea temperature is
14.2° 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 (09 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Drakes Estero at 2PM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)3ft (0.9m)16s
Afternoon (09 Jul)6ft (1.9m)8s
Evening (09 Jul)8ft (2.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Thu night, light winds from the NW by Sat night).

Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sun
12
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
0
1
1
1
2
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
2.2
WNW
8
2.5
WNW
8
2.5
WNW
8
2.4
WNW
9
2.2
WNW
9
2.2
WNW
9
2.2
WNW
8
2.2
WNW
8
2.3
WNW
8
2.5
WNW
8
2.2
WNW
8
1.8
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
8
1.6
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
8
1.6
WNW
7
2.1
WNW
8
2.3
WNW
8
2.2
WNW
8
1.9
WNW
8
2.4
NW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
437
437
409
635
956
903
888
732
715
683
635
666
709
546
392
345
285
247
263
468
666
620
512
808
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
20
NW
30
NW
35
NW
45
NW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
40
WNW
45
NW
35
NW
30
NW
25
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NW
20
NW
10
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
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:59AM1.06m
7:54PM1.83m
10:24AM1.15m
8:45PM1.92m
11:29AM1.25m
9:40PM1.99m
Low Tide
1:48PM0.71m
3:48AM-0.02m
2:53PM0.83m
4:42AM-0.20m
3:58PM0.88m
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5:56
5:56
5:58
5:58
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8:36
8:36
8:36
8:35
 mm
Temp °C
11
13
13
12
12
12
11
11
12
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
13
14
15
15
14
14
14
13
Feels °C
7
10
7
5
4
6
4
5
6
6
6
6
5
6
7
7
10
10
11
10
8
10
11
11
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