Drakes Estero Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.03° N 122.94° W

Drakes Estero 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Drakes Estero sea temperature is
12.9° C
1.2° 

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 (02 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Drakes Estero at 12AM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)--
Afternoon (02 Aug)7ft (2.2m)8s
Evening (02 Aug)10ft (3.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sat night, calm by Mon night).

Sat
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
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)
1
1
!
1
1
!
3
3
2
1
2
2
!
4
2
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
WNW
8
2.5
WNW
8
3
WNW
8
2.5
WNW
8
2.3
WNW
9
3
NW
9
2.1
WNW
9
2
WNW
10
1.9
WNW
10
2.2
WNW
9
2.5
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
10
3
NW
10
2.1
WNW
10
1.9
WNW
10
1.8
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
464
898
1148
989
826
1488
765
717
669
835
1079
1149
1801
904
725
627
500
461
386
305
Wind (km/h)
30
NW
40
NW
45
NW
35
NW
30
NW
20
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
20
NW
5
NNW
10
SE
10
S
5
SSW
5
W
10
WNW
5
SSW
Wind State
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-on
on
on
cross
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
3:14PM1.49m
2:27AM1.51m
3:42PM1.55m
3:17AM1.37m
4:12PM1.62m
Low Tide
9:09PM0.63m
9:23AM0.09m
9:58PM0.55m
9:56AM0.25m
10:54PM0.46m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:15
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:21
8:20
8:19
 mm
Temp °C
14
16
14
13
12
12
13
15
14
15
14
13
13
12
13
16
16
15
13
13
Feels °C
9
9
6
7
6
8
12
13
10
9
9
8
10
11
12
15
16
15
12
13
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