Drakes Estero Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.03° N 122.94° W

Drakes Estero 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Drakes Estero sea temperature is
13.1° 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 (13 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Drakes Estero at 9PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jul)--
Afternoon (13 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (13 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue morning, strong winds from the NW by Wed night).

Mon
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thu
16
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
8 AM
11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
!
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
8
1.8
NW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.6
WNW
7
2
WNW
7
1.8
WNW
7
1.7
WNW
7
1.6
WNW
7
1.6
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
7
2.1
WNW
7
2.5
WNW
8
3
WNW
8
2.5
WNW
8
2.3
WNW
8
2.1
WNW
7
1.9
WNW
7
1.8
WNW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
217
184
197
247
359
215
187
145
173
229
374
333
278
272
270
310
482
770
930
711
575
478
387
299
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
25
NW
30
NW
35
NW
35
NW
30
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
35
NW
45
NW
45
NW
40
NW
35
NW
40
NW
35
NW
35
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
1:09PM1.40m
11:29PM2.06m
1:53PM1.45m
00:23AM2.02m
2:34PM1.49m
1:16AM1.93m
Low Tide
5:58PM0.85m
7:14AM-0.45m
6:55PM0.79m
8:00AM-0.43m
7:52PM0.72m
8:44AM-0.35m
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6:00
6:00
6:01
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8:35
8:34
8:34
8:32
 mm
Temp °C
15
14
13
13
12
12
14
15
14
14
14
12
11
11
12
14
14
15
14
12
12
12
12
14
Feels °C
13
12
11
9
8
9
13
13
10
8
7
5
5
6
8
9
8
7
5
4
5
5
5
8
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