Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Drakes Estero today (11 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Drakes Estero at 1AM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.3m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Drakes Estero. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WNW 7 | SW 14 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | NW 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 342 | 403 | 437 | 416 | 411 | 411 | 411 | 474 | 400 | 318 | 383 | 301 | 301 | 297 | 297 | 251 | 284 | 380 | 329 | 216 |
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 |
High Tide | 12:36PM1.61m | 00:15AM1.73m | 1:08PM1.66m | 1:06AM1.63m | 1:38PM1.69m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:41PM0.37m | 7:03AM0.03m | 7:27PM0.27m | 7:39AM0.17m | 8:12PM0.20m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 342 | 403 | 437 | 416 | 411 | 411 | 411 | 474 | 400 | 318 | 365 | 301 | 301 | 297 | 297 | 251 | 248 | 200 | 200 | 162 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | WNW 9 | S 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | S 10 | WNW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | S 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 82 | 149 | 135 | 86 | 80 | 54 | 71 | 29 | 18 | 17 | 9 | 43 | 42 | 7 | 29 | 35 | 35 | 7 | 15 | 29 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WSW 19 | WNW 11 | S 8 | SSW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 19 | SSW 7 | S 10 | SSW 6 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | WSW 18 | S 10 | S 9 |
| kJ | 91 | 85 | 79 | 78 | 37 | 76 | 33 | 12 | 52 | 51 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 7 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | NW 6 | WNW 11 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | NW 6 |
| kJ | 12 | 13 | 39 | 69 | 359 | 65 | 96 | 208 | 226 | 193 | 383 | 295 | 229 | 222 | 237 | 196 | 284 | 380 | 329 | 216 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 144 | 26 | 26 | 109 | 26 | 23 | 48 | 145 | 144 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 133 | 145 | 147 | 147 | 145 | 143 |
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