Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Drakes Estero today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 19s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Drakes Estero at 5PM is: 0.7m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 18s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Drakes Estero. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sat night, light winds from the WNW by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | WNW 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 222 | 298 | 323 | 380 | 380 | 436 | 255 | 541 | 711 | 703 | 600 | 419 | 568 | 518 | 587 | 587 | 580 | 489 | 403 | 382 | 309 | 309 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | 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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:26PM1.50m | 00:54AM1.64m | 1:51PM1.56m | 1:39AM1.56m | 2:17PM1.63m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:17AM0.01m | 7:26PM0.52m | 7:46AM0.08m | 8:04PM0.42m | 8:15AM0.20m | 8:46PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 222 | 298 | 323 | 380 | 380 | 436 | 255 | 541 | 711 | 703 | 600 | 419 | 452 | 502 | 587 | 587 | 240 | 204 | 217 | 382 | 309 | 309 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 13 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 85 | 82 | 56 | 51 | 49 | 30 | 63 | 27 | 27 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 580 | 489 | 403 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | W 10 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | W 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 |
| kJ | 34 | 35 | 63 | 64 | 62 | 17 | 29 | 15 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 107 | 132 | 123 | 113 | 155 | 186 | 149 | 173 | 204 | 226 | 294 | 407 | 568 | 518 | 452 | 347 | 441 | — | — | 207 | 260 | 294 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 116 | 143 | 17 | 26 | 32 | 32 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 32 | 145 | 147 | 144 | 144 | 59 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 144 | 32 |
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