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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 25 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
11.1° 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: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (25 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 17s |
| Evening (25 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Drakes Estero. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the N by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 25 | Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 14 | WNW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 17 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | |
276 | 250 | 312 | 331 | 414 | 317 | 285 | 241 | 527 | 344 | 2655 | 3184 | 4100 | 4544 | 4131 | 3597 | 1783 | 4441 | 2393 | 2002 | 1715 | 1542 | 1616 | 1333 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 8:34AM1.14m | 9:12PM1.62m | 9:51AM1.12m | 9:46PM1.67m | 10:59AM1.15m | 10:17PM1.69m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:23AM0.36m | 2:53PM0.27m | 4:18AM0.19m | 3:40PM0.41m | 5:05AM0.05m | 4:25PM0.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — |
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Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
 kJ | 276 | 250 | 312 | 303 | 384 | 317 | 285 | 199 | 335 | 344 | 353 | 310 | 251 | 314 | 314 | 310 | 1783 | 2717 | 2393 | 2002 | 1715 | 183 | 183 | 138 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 17 | WNW 16 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | W 24 | WNW 23 | WNW 22 |
| kJ | 75 | 56 | 262 | 331 | 414 | 171 | 241 | 241 | 27 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 302 | 223 | 217 | 214 | 183 | 11 | 54 | 158 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SSW 14 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | S 10 | SSW 17 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 22 |
| kJ | 171 | 140 | 30 | 30 | 17 | 202 | 100 | 138 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 97 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 12 | WNW 6 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 13 | — | — | — | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 11 | 527 | 325 | 2655 | 3184 | 4100 | 4544 | 4131 | 3597 | 429 | 4441 | — | — | — | 1542 | 1616 | 1333 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 48 | 48 | 48 | 363 | 789 | 145 | 116 | 133 | 133 | 144 | 145 | 147 | 410 | 430 | 145 | 145 | 59 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 145 | 1122 | 145 | 32 |
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