Drakes Estero surfForecast / CAL – Marin County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Friday 24 Oct 2025 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
15.1° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Drakes Estero today?

The current surf forecast for Drakes Estero at 4PM is: 2.3m 15s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Oct)8ft (2.4m)16s
Afternoon (24 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)15s
Evening (24 Oct)8ft (2.4m)15s

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

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Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Mon
27
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
1
4
4
3
4
4
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0
0
0
1
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.4
WNW
2.4
WNW
2.3
WNW
2.4
WNW
2.4
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
W
2.5
WNW
2.4
WNW
2.3
WNW
2.5
WNW
3
WNW
3.5
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
2.4
WNW
2.2
WNW
2
WNW
Period(s) (?)161616151615151515151514141415141414141413131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)273126962450262726622772268428562763271725122284207026884284436340503467269424482023186415211240
Wind
(km/h)
15
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
5
SW
10
SSW
15
S
20
S
10
W
10
WNW
10
W
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
SSE
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
15
ESE
10
NE
15
N
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
onononcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
ononononcross-
on
cross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:29PM
1.64
4:01AM
1.24
2:03PM
1.60
5:00AM
1.21
2:44PM
1.55
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:09AM
0.87
9:07PM
-0.00
8:42AM
0.95
9:49PM
0.03
9:22AM
1.01
10:37PM
0.06
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Mon
27
Sunrise7:28-------7:28-------7:30-------
Sunset---6:22-------6:21-------6:20----
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--------21--------------
Temp. °C121415151414141515151616151414141414151515151414
Feels °C (?)10131414141414131315151514121213139111113141213
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for CAL - Marin County

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Drakes Estero (calm at Lagunitas 20 km from Drakes Estero). 2.4m 14s groundswell from the WNW to make surfable waves.

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0.0
15.1
Air / Water (°C)
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