Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Drakes Estero today (22 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Drakes Estero at 10PM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 17s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Drakes Estero. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 17 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
75 | 73 | 253 | 209 | 115 | 214 | 134 | 149 | 149 | 130 | 130 | 149 | 149 | 121 | 140 | 157 | 154 | 120 | 140 | 145 | |
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-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:24PM1.61m | 11:16AM1.30m | 9:18PM1.65m | 11:47AM1.34m | 10:06PM1.69m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:22PM0.97m | 4:29AM0.10m | 4:16PM0.92m | 5:11AM0.05m | 5:00PM0.86m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
67 | 66 | 42 | 94 | 47 | 125 | 134 | 149 | 149 | 130 | 130 | 149 | 149 | 116 | 116 | 93 | 93 | 120 | 140 | 116 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 12 | WNW 10 | SSW 15 | SW 16 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 17 |
75 | 73 | 97 | 39 | 19 | 45 | 63 | 130 | 126 | 112 | 112 | 113 | 88 | 121 | 140 | 120 | 120 | 107 | 109 | 145 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | W 12 | W 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 |
2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 37 | 38 | 38 | 39 | 64 | 113 | 113 | 113 | 157 | 154 | 9 | 9 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
74 | 176 | 253 | 209 | 115 | 214 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 66 | 66 | 66 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 147 | 144 | 48 | 59 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 48 | 0 | 145 | 32 | 26 |
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