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Drakes Estero surfForecast / CAL – Marin County / USA
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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
13.1° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Drakes Estero today?
The current surf forecast for Drakes Estero at 7PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 05). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (05 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Drakes Estero. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NW by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Fri 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 6 | |
303 | 250 | 246 | 199 | 229 | 242 | 242 | 191 | 181 | 206 | 290 | 277 | 304 | 299 | 308 | 303 | 246 | 242 | 646 | 711 | 686 | 606 | 141 | 145 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-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 | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 4:46PM1.17m | 2:33AM1.51m | 5:40PM1.16m | 3:18AM1.44m | 6:35PM1.16m | 4:12AM1.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:24PM0.92m | 10:24AM-0.08m | 10:17PM0.94m | 11:13AM-0.03m | 11:31PM0.94m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | |
— | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | |
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Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 |
11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
303 | 250 | 246 | 199 | 153 | 130 | 242 | 191 | 181 | 181 | 290 | 277 | 304 | 299 | 308 | 303 | 246 | 242 | 89 | 88 | 87 | 61 | 133 | 103 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
214 | 217 | 171 | 174 | 229 | 242 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 171 | 164 | 164 | 162 | 127 | 97 | 96 | 93 | 91 | 13 | 31 | 52 | 57 | 61 | 43 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | S 11 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | WSW 19 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | W 19 | S 10 | W 18 | W 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
12 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 41 | 107 | 2 | 15 | 59 | 59 | 37 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 53 | 51 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 11 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 |
— | — | 4 | 16 | 29 | 26 | 19 | 12 | 18 | 206 | 55 | 111 | 96 | 60 | 49 | 51 | 55 | 46 | 646 | 711 | 686 | 606 | 141 | 145 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 48 | 145 | 1 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 145 | 144 | 32 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 145 | 144 | 143 | 59 | 32 | 59 | 32 | 48 |
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