
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Drakes Estero today (08 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Drakes Estero at 1PM is: 1.0m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.6m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (08 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 17s |
| Evening (08 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Drakes Estero. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Wed morning). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Sat 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
455 | 600 | 560 | 521 | 740 | 753 | 651 | 1083 | 906 | 769 | 523 | 667 | 1068 | 1036 | 929 | 749 | 700 | 629 | 638 | 753 | 1030 | 734 | 532 | 423 | |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:15AM1.04m | 7:06PM1.73m | 8:59AM1.06m | 7:54PM1.83m | 10:24AM1.15m | 8:45PM1.92m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:48PM0.55m | 2:48AM0.17m | 1:48PM0.71m | 3:48AM-0.02m | 2:53PM0.83m | 4:42AM-0.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | |
— | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:36 | — | — | 8:36 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
455 | 600 | 560 | 521 | 515 | 515 | 381 | 615 | 537 | 475 | 381 | 376 | 367 | 291 | 291 | 291 | 295 | 291 | 287 | 236 | 226 | 220 | 217 | 217 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | — | — | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | — | S 11 | S 21 | — |
103 | — | — | 124 | 124 | 65 | 46 | 381 | 437 | 437 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 9 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | — | — | — | — | SSW 19 | — | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
9 | — | — | — | — | 124 | — | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
272 | 270 | 302 | 419 | 740 | 753 | 651 | 1083 | 906 | 769 | 523 | 667 | 1068 | 1036 | 929 | 749 | 700 | 629 | 638 | 753 | 1030 | 734 | 532 | 423 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 32 | 26 | 147 | 145 | 144 | 143 | 32 | 23 | 17 | 26 | 145 | 145 | 144 | 143 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 145 | 145 | 144 | 143 | 133 | 48 | 32 |
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