Drakes Estero Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.03° N 122.94° W

Drakes Estero 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Drakes Estero sea temperature is
13.4° C
0.2° 

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 (12 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Drakes Estero at 7AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (12 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (12 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the NW by Tue night).

Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
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
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
1
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
15
1.5
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.5
WNW
8
1.6
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
8
1.8
WNW
8
1.6
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
8
1.6
WNW
7
2
WNW
7
1.9
WNW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
229
260
237
217
217
222
329
285
360
316
280
261
243
280
365
382
310
267
236
215
247
279
406
387
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
0
SSE
5
NW
5
SSW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
30
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
25
WNW
30
NW
30
NW
35
NW
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
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
High Tide
12:22PM1.33m
10:35PM2.05m
1:09PM1.40m
11:29PM2.06m
1:53PM1.45m
Low Tide
5:35AM-0.33m
5:00PM0.88m
6:25AM-0.42m
5:58PM0.85m
7:14AM-0.45m
6:55PM0.79m
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clear
clear
clear
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:58
6:00
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8:35
8:35
8:34
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Temp °C
11
11
12
15
14
13
12
12
13
13
14
15
14
14
13
14
13
13
14
14
13
14
13
11
Feels °C
9
11
12
15
12
10
9
9
11
11
13
13
12
11
9
8
9
9
11
11
8
9
7
5
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