Drakes Estero Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.03° N 122.94° W

Drakes Estero 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Drakes Estero sea temperature is
13.3° C
0.1° 

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 (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) & DateWave HeightWave 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 Forecast

Mostly 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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
1.6
WNW
7
1.8
WNW
7
1.8
WNW
7
1.6
WNW
7
0.7
SW
14
1.5
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
8
1.6
WNW
9
2
NW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
8
1.8
WNW
8
1.8
WNW
8
1.6
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
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)
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
30
NW
25
NW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
W
15
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
30
NW
20
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
Wind State
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
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clear
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clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:58
5:58
6:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
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
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