Drakes Estero Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.03° N 122.94° W

Drakes Estero 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Drakes Estero sea temperature is
14.0° C
0.4° 

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 (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Drakes Estero at 12PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 23). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (23 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (23 Jul)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.5
SW
26
0.5
SW
26
0.4
SW
26
0.9
SSW
13
0.6
SW
24
0.8
SW
24
0.8
SW
24
0.6
SW
24
0.6
SW
24
0.6
SW
22
0.9
SW
21
0.9
SW
21
0.9
SW
21
0.9
SW
21
0.8
SW
21
0.8
SW
21
0.8
SW
20
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
264
264
325
321
312
200
253
329
329
237
242
448
661
661
444
347
389
763
763
763
763
543
522
542
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
30
WNW
30
WNW
35
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NW
30
NW
30
WNW
30
WNW
40
NW
35
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
35
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
9:55AM1.12m
8:09PM1.68m
11:01AM1.21m
8:56PM1.70m
11:50AM1.27m
9:43PM1.72m
Low Tide
3:21AM0.19m
2:30PM0.87m
4:15AM0.10m
3:34PM0.94m
5:01AM0.03m
4:29PM0.95m
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part cloud
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:07
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:29
8:28
8:27
 mm
Temp °C
13
12
12
14
15
15
15
14
13
12
13
16
16
15
15
14
13
13
13
15
15
16
15
14
Feels °C
10
9
8
10
11
10
10
9
8
7
9
11
12
10
9
9
8
8
8
10
9
10
9
8
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