
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Drakes Estero today (08 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Drakes Estero at 3AM is: 0.5m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
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 Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the NW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | ||||||||||||||||
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 19 | SW 19 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
179 | 92 | 133 | 142 | 202 | 204 | 204 | 202 | 162 | 318 | 646 | 931 | 872 | 533 | 470 | 559 | 601 | 659 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | 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 | 7:24PM1.84m | 10:25AM1.23m | 8:28PM1.90m | 11:17AM1.32m | 9:31PM1.96m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:30AM-0.03m | 2:48PM0.94m | 4:30AM-0.16m | 3:59PM0.91m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 17 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
179 | 80 | 82 | 102 | 117 | 117 | 98 | 103 | 135 | 318 | 646 | 609 | 565 | 533 | 162 | 148 | 144 | 142 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 19 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 12 | WNW 10 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
79 | 92 | 133 | 142 | 202 | 204 | 204 | 202 | 36 | 59 | 169 | 258 | 203 | 169 | 27 | 20 | 12 | 24 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | SW 16 | W 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WNW 11 | SSW 16 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 21 | SW 21 | WSW 21 | SW 21 |
11 | 41 | 28 | 83 | 82 | 20 | 34 | 35 | 24 | 171 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 45 | 72 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | — | — | NW 9 | NW 9 | — | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 |
57 | 80 | 104 | — | — | — | — | — | 162 | — | — | 931 | 872 | — | 470 | 559 | 601 | 659 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 26 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 457 | 0 | 240 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 48 | 490 | 143 | 32 |
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