Drakes Estero Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.03° N 122.94° W

Drakes Estero 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Drakes Estero sea temperature is
14.6° C
0.3° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Drakes Estero at 4PM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Afternoon (09 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Evening (09 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sun night, calm by Tue night).

Sunday
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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)
3
2
2
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
1
0
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
16
1.4
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
10
1.9
WNW
8
2.1
WNW
9
2.5
NW
9
2.5
NW
9
1.7
WNW
9
1.6
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
258
356
356
421
493
644
1132
1065
480
407
354
280
244
280
307
354
286
272
261
199
194
244
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
5
WSW
20
WNW
25
NW
30
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
10
NW
10
WSW
10
W
15
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
SSW
5
S
5
SE
10
S
10
SSW
10
WNW
15
WNW
5
SSW
Wind State
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
11:17AM1.32m
9:31PM1.96m
12:01PM1.40m
10:30PM1.99m
12:41PM1.46m
Low Tide
3:59PM0.91m
5:23AM-0.25m
5:00PM0.83m
6:10AM-0.30m
5:56PM0.73m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:22
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:12
8:10
8:09
 mm
Temp °C
13
15
15
14
13
12
12
12
13
14
14
13
12
12
12
12
13
15
15
15
12
12
Feels °C
13
15
12
10
8
8
9
9
12
13
13
11
9
11
11
12
13
14
14
14
10
12
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