Drakes Estero Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.03° N 122.94° W

Drakes Estero 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 09 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Drakes Estero sea temperature is
15.9°C
1.2° 

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 (09 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 19s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Drakes Estero at 7AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (09 Sep)2ft (0.6m)19s
Evening (09 Sep)2ft (0.6m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 27°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Wed morning, strong winds from the NW by Fri night).

Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
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)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
S
11
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.7
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
2.2
NW
7
2.3
NW
7
2
WNW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
112
164
143
231
229
284
307
249
300
293
354
346
342
403
437
416
411
411
411
411
339
463
569
417
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NE
10
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
30
WNW
40
WNW
40
NW
35
NW
Wind State
glassy
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
High Tide
12:03PM1.55m
11:23PM1.80m
12:36PM1.61m
00:15AM1.73m
1:08PM1.66m
Low Tide
5:46AM-0.13m
5:53PM0.50m
6:26AM-0.07m
6:41PM0.37m
7:03AM0.03m
7:27PM0.27m
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6:48
6:48
6:48
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7:29
7:28
7:25
 mm
1
Temp °C
23
23
24
27
26
26
21
22
20
16
16
17
17
16
14
14
14
13
13
15
15
16
14
13
Feels °C
22
22
22
25
22
21
18
19
18
14
15
16
15
14
12
12
11
10
10
12
10
9
7
6
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