Drakes Estero Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.03° N 122.94° W

Drakes Estero 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Drakes Estero sea temperature is
14.9° C
0.6° 

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 (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Drakes Estero at 6PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Afternoon (18 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Evening (18 Aug)2ft (0.6m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
1
1
0
1
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
1.6
NW
7
1.6
NW
7
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
1.5
WNW
7
1.9
NW
7
1.7
WNW
7
0.7
SW
14
1.7
NW
7
0.8
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
12
1.7
WNW
7
2
WNW
7
1.9
WNW
7
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
214
217
248
169
208
208
258
261
208
214
272
279
243
394
297
214
303
183
658
247
363
332
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
15
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
10
WNW
20
WNW
30
NW
35
NW
30
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
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
High Tide
5:02AM1.20m
4:48PM1.64m
6:32AM1.12m
5:31PM1.61m
8:18AM1.12m
6:24PM1.59m
Low Tide
10:49AM0.62m
00:20AM0.31m
11:41AM0.80m
1:29AM0.28m
12:53PM0.93m
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6:28
6:30
6:30
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8:00
8:00
7:58
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Temp °C
12
14
14
13
12
12
12
12
13
15
14
14
13
13
12
12
13
15
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
11
12
11
9
8
7
10
10
13
14
11
9
8
8
7
8
10
12
10
10
8
8
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