
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Drakes Estero today (09 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Drakes Estero at 7AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 19s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Drakes Estero. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 27°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Wed morning, strong winds from the NW by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
112 | 164 | 143 | 231 | 229 | 284 | 307 | 249 | 300 | 293 | 354 | 346 | 342 | 403 | 437 | 416 | 411 | 411 | 411 | 411 | 339 | 463 | 569 | 417 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | 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 |
High Tide | 12:03PM1.55m | 11:23PM1.80m | 12:36PM1.61m | 00:15AM1.73m | 1:08PM1.66m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:46AM-0.13m | 5:53PM0.50m | 6:26AM-0.07m | 6:41PM0.37m | 7:03AM0.03m | 7:27PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
112 | 164 | 143 | 98 | 96 | 96 | 307 | 249 | 300 | 293 | 354 | 346 | 342 | 403 | 437 | 416 | 411 | 411 | 411 | 411 | 339 | 318 | 313 | 305 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | S 8 | WNW 9 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | WSW 15 |
27 | 26 | 27 | 231 | 229 | 284 | 62 | 60 | 60 | 81 | 96 | 94 | 81 | 146 | 107 | 86 | 80 | 54 | 33 | 78 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 42 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SW 19 | SW 19 | NW 7 | SW 13 | WNW 9 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 8 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | S 10 | S 10 |
66 | 130 | 131 | 19 | 44 | 8 | 43 | 39 | 66 | 98 | 59 | 21 | 37 | 84 | 105 | 76 | 92 | 13 | 12 | 29 | 52 | 51 | 8 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 12 | WNW 7 | WNW 11 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 |
— | — | — | — | 27 | 37 | 37 | 24 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 215 | 40 | 247 | 42 | 44 | 339 | 331 | 164 | 269 | 463 | 569 | 417 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 32 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 145 | 145 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 24 | 23 | 32 | 145 | 144 | 144 | 135 |
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