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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 10 pm Thursday 16 Apr 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
13.9° C
(Which is 2.0°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 4AM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 16). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (17 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Drakes Estero. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 777 | 1219 | 600 | 457 | 371 | 302 | 261 | 208 | 175 | 204 | 215 | 158 | 146 | 144 | 104 | 142 | 140 | 138 | 136 | 133 | 127 | 127 | 125 | 121 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | glass | glass | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:02AM 1.73 | 1:14PM 1.40 | 12:36AM 1.80 | 2:12PM 1.37 | 1:13AM 1.85 | 3:13PM 1.33 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:17PM 0.31 | 7:05AM -0.18 | 6:55PM 0.45 | 7:49AM -0.30 | 7:36PM 0.58 | 8:38AM -0.36 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 6:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:31 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:51 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 6 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
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