Drakes Estero Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.03° N 122.94° W

Drakes Estero 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 30 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Drakes Estero sea temperature is
13.8° C
0.0° 

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 (30 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Drakes Estero at 9AM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.7m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Afternoon (30 Jul)6ft (1.9m)8s
Evening (30 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NW on Thu night, strong winds from the NW by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
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
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
1
0
1
1
2
1
0
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
WNW
8
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
2.3
WNW
8
2.4
WNW
8
2.2
WNW
8
1.8
WNW
8
1.6
WNW
8
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
2.1
WNW
7
2.4
WNW
7
2.1
WNW
7
1.8
WNW
7
1.7
WNW
7
1.7
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
8
2.3
WNW
8
3
WNW
8
3
WNW
8
3
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
575
519
519
392
387
575
663
572
392
330
297
293
285
415
595
465
343
329
337
336
622
993
1121
1068
Wind (km/h)
35
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
30
NW
35
NW
40
NW
35
NW
30
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
35
NW
40
NW
45
NW
40
NW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NW
30
NW
40
NW
45
NW
45
NW
40
NW
Wind State
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-off
High Tide
00:25AM1.74m
2:22PM1.39m
1:03AM1.69m
2:48PM1.44m
1:43AM1.61m
3:14PM1.49m
Low Tide
7:54AM-0.12m
7:47PM0.77m
8:23AM-0.09m
8:26PM0.70m
8:52AM-0.02m
9:09PM0.63m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:13
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:22
8:22
8:21
 mm
Temp °C
12
12
12
14
14
15
14
13
12
12
12
15
14
15
14
13
12
12
13
15
16
16
15
13
Feels °C
6
7
8
9
9
8
6
6
7
8
8
11
8
9
6
6
7
7
9
10
10
8
7
6
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