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Drakes Estero Surf Forecast
/ CAL – Marin County (14 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Drakes Estero surfForecast / CAL – Marin County / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Monday 18 May 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Drakes Estero surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Drakes Estero sea temperature is
10.9° C
(Which is 1.2°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Drakes Estero today?
The current surf forecast for Drakes Estero at 10AM is: 2.3m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.7m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (18 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Drakes Estero. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | NW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | NW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 13 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | |
1911 | 1460 | 1098 | 562 | 613 | 951 | 820 | 804 | 1182 | 669 | 566 | 500 | 530 | 769 | 471 | 461 | 945 | 522 | 544 | 1028 | 679 | 480 | 632 | 646 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | 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 | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 00:46AM1.95m | 3:16PM1.36m | 1:35AM1.91m | 4:14PM1.36m | 2:29AM1.81m | 5:11PM1.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:27AM-0.52m | 8:09PM0.82m | 9:19AM-0.48m | 9:09PM0.84m | 10:14AM-0.41m | 10:19PM0.84m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — |
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Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 18 | W 16 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 13 | WNW 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 |
 kJ | 1154 | 853 | 649 | 562 | 67 | 51 | 103 | 188 | 782 | 669 | 566 | 500 | 530 | 419 | 471 | 461 | 553 | 522 | 544 | 1028 | 679 | 269 | 265 | 372 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 17 | SW 17 | W 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SW 21 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 45 | 44 | 34 | 68 | 33 | 16 | 43 | 45 | 251 | 333 | 365 | 429 | 508 | 494 | 42 | 41 | 356 | 356 | 277 | 162 | 40 | 90 | 86 | 80 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 13 | W 19 | WSW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SW 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 21 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 13 | 13 | 27 | 34 | 28 | 27 | 15 | 25 | 46 | 47 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 42 | 43 | 43 | 41 | 40 | 162 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | — | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 1911 | 1460 | 1098 | — | 613 | 951 | 820 | 804 | 1182 | — | — | — | — | 769 | 402 | 422 | 945 | — | — | — | — | 480 | 632 | 646 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 59 | 32 | 0 | 26 | 144 | 145 | 59 | 32 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 144 | 32 | 26 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 48 | 23 |
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