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Drakes Estero Surf Forecast
/ CAL – Marin County (14 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Drakes Estero surfForecast / CAL – Marin County / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Friday 29 May 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Drakes Estero surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Drakes Estero sea temperature is
11.7° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Drakes Estero today (29 May):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 May, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 May, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Drakes Estero at 10PM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 29). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (29 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Drakes Estero. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sat night, light winds from the NW by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 29 | Saturday 30 | Sunday 31 | Mon 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 18 | |
845 | 1277 | 850 | 563 | 444 | 560 | 682 | 512 | 829 | 1068 | 1415 | 1473 | 1424 | 1241 | 1060 | 955 | 1351 | 1062 | 1132 | 1063 | 1422 | 725 | 555 | 470 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
High Tide | 12:51PM1.23m | 11:16PM1.70m | 1:39PM1.25m | 11:46PM1.69m | 2:22PM1.26m | 00:18AM1.68m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:49PM0.77m | 6:57AM-0.18m | 6:29PM0.85m | 7:32AM-0.20m | 7:08PM0.90m | 8:06AM-0.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | — | — | 8:28 |
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Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 |
10 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 22 | SW 22 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
 kJ | 845 | 1277 | 850 | 563 | 444 | 351 | 377 | 361 | 74 | 77 | 76 | 70 | 229 | 227 | 1060 | 955 | 892 | 392 | 388 | 388 | 848 | 725 | 555 | 419 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 19 | SSW 24 | SW 23 | SW 22 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 125 | 133 | 131 | 93 | 91 | 367 | 367 | 73 | 36 | 54 | 136 | 123 | 44 | 80 | 224 | 355 | 408 | 66 | 67 | 132 | 650 | 630 | 486 | 470 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 21 | SW 21 | — | NW 9 | SW 26 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 19 | SSW 24 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | SW 14 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 9 | 18 | — | 21 | 26 | 73 | 71 | 37 | 55 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 80 | 42 | 80 | 41 | 66 | 42 | 42 | 42 | — | — | 51 | 85 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | — | — | NW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 133 | 231 | 69 | 116 | 198 | 560 | 682 | 512 | 829 | 1068 | 1415 | 1473 | 1424 | 1241 | — | — | 1351 | 1062 | 1132 | 1063 | 1422 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 26 | 145 | 59 | 32 | 17 | 26 | 26 | 145 | 144 | 144 | 143 | 59 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 145 | 48 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 0 | 48 |
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