Drakes Estero Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.03° N 122.94° W

Drakes Estero 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Drakes Estero sea temperature is
15.0° C
0.6° 

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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Drakes Estero at 4PM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Afternoon (19 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Evening (19 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NW by Thu night).

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.7
SW
15
1.5
WNW
7
1.5
WNW
7
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
1.7
WNW
6
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.4
SSW
13
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
208
214
272
279
229
237
229
214
168
142
142
136
138
238
150
141
134
127
70
68
68
68
Wind (km/h)
0
SSE
5
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
30
NW
Wind State
glassy
cross
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
6:32AM1.12m
5:31PM1.61m
8:18AM1.12m
6:24PM1.59m
9:44AM1.19m
7:24PM1.59m
Low Tide
11:41AM0.80m
1:29AM0.28m
12:53PM0.93m
2:38AM0.23m
2:14PM0.98m
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6:30
6:30
6:31
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8:00
7:58
7:57
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Temp °C
12
14
14
14
13
13
12
12
13
14
14
14
13
12
12
12
13
14
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
12
13
11
11
8
9
8
8
10
11
10
10
8
6
7
7
9
10
10
10
9
8
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