Drakes Estero Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.03° N 122.94° W

Drakes Estero 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Drakes Estero sea temperature is
13.0° C
0.3° 

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 (14 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Drakes Estero at 2PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Afternoon (14 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (14 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, strong winds from the NW by Wed night).

Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
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
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
!
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
13
1
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
7
1.7
WNW
7
1.7
WNW
7
1.7
WNW
7
1.6
WNW
7
1.6
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
8
2
WNW
7
2.5
WNW
8
2.5
WNW
8
2.4
WNW
8
2.2
WNW
8
2.1
WNW
8
1.9
WNW
8
2
WNW
8
2.5
WNW
8
2.5
WNW
8
3
WNW
8
2.5
WNW
8
2.1
WNW
8
1.8
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
149
123
142
191
294
302
278
256
270
319
406
693
811
680
605
545
441
459
711
912
1056
840
545
444
Wind (km/h)
5
W
10
WNW
25
WNW
30
NW
30
NW
35
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
30
NW
35
NW
40
NW
45
NW
40
NW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
40
NW
40
NW
45
NW
40
NW
30
NW
25
NW
Wind State
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
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:53PM1.45m
00:23AM2.02m
2:34PM1.49m
1:16AM1.93m
3:15PM1.53m
2:09AM1.79m
Low Tide
7:14AM-0.45m
6:55PM0.79m
8:00AM-0.43m
7:52PM0.72m
8:44AM-0.35m
8:50PM0.65m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:00
6:00
6:01
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:34
8:34
8:32
8:32
 mm
Temp °C
14
16
14
16
15
13
12
12
13
14
14
15
13
12
12
11
12
14
14
14
13
12
11
11
Feels °C
13
14
9
10
9
7
7
8
9
9
8
7
4
4
5
5
6
7
7
6
5
5
6
6
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