Drakes Estero Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.03° N 122.94° W

Drakes Estero 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Drakes Estero sea temperature is
13.6° C
0.4° 

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 (10 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Drakes Estero at 2PM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jul)7ft (2.2m)9s
Afternoon (10 Jul)7ft (2.2m)8s
Evening (10 Jul)7ft (2.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Fri night, calm by Sun morning).

Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Mon
13
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
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
4
3
3
2
2
2
1
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
WNW
9
2.1
WNW
9
2.1
WNW
8
2.3
WNW
8
2.3
WNW
8
2.1
WNW
7
1.8
WNW
7
1.6
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
8
0.7
SW
15
1.5
WNW
7
1.7
WNW
7
2.1
WNW
7
2
WNW
8
1.8
WNW
8
2.2
NW
8
1.7
WNW
9
1.6
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
9
1.6
WNW
8
2
NW
8
1.7
WNW
8
2.1
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
699
669
593
616
600
478
362
270
240
217
217
270
455
441
372
666
429
377
316
368
527
403
604
585
Wind (km/h)
30
NW
30
NW
35
NW
35
NW
40
NW
40
NW
30
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
5
NW
10
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
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-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:24AM1.15m
8:45PM1.92m
11:29AM1.25m
9:40PM1.99m
12:22PM1.33m
10:35PM2.05m
Low Tide
2:53PM0.83m
4:42AM-0.20m
3:58PM0.88m
5:35AM-0.33m
5:00PM0.88m
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5:56
5:58
5:58
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:36
8:36
8:35
8:35
 mm
Temp °C
11
13
13
14
13
12
11
11
12
14
14
14
13
13
12
12
13
15
14
14
13
12
12
12
Feels °C
6
7
7
7
6
5
5
6
8
10
10
9
7
8
8
10
12
14
11
10
8
7
8
8
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