Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Drakes Estero today (07 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 19s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Drakes Estero at 5AM is: 0.4m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 06). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (07 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 19s |
| Evening (07 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Drakes Estero. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the NW by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | ||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 79 | 78 | 81 | 81 | 82 | 85 | 177 | 181 | 179 | 92 | 133 | 142 | 202 | 204 | 204 | 202 | 162 | 278 |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:23PM1.79m | 9:12AM1.13m | 7:24PM1.84m | 10:25AM1.23m | 8:28PM1.90m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:23AM0.11m | 1:27PM0.90m | 3:30AM-0.03m | 2:48PM0.94m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 13 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | SW 19 | SW 19 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 79 | 78 | 77 | 78 | 19 | 15 | 34 | 181 | 179 | 62 | 93 | 120 | 120 | 123 | 123 | 202 | 135 | 92 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | WNW 8 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 59 | 27 | 81 | 81 | 80 | 82 | 79 | 77 | 79 | 80 | 82 | 142 | 202 | 204 | 204 | 35 | 36 | 171 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SW 18 | W 12 | NW 8 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 19 | W 15 | W 14 | SW 19 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 11 | SW 12 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 2 | 51 | 12 | 18 | 82 | 85 | 177 | 17 | 16 | 92 | 133 | 83 | 82 | 31 | 34 | 25 | 31 | 36 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 3 | WNW 8 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 46 | 2 | 39 | 12 | — | — | — | 38 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 130 | 162 | 278 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 145 | 0 | 240 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 430 | 0 | 490 | 32 | 1 |
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