Drakes Estero Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.03° N 122.94° W

Drakes Estero 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Drakes Estero sea temperature is
16.2°C
1.5° 

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 (07 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Drakes Estero at 11PM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)--
Afternoon (07 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Evening (07 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
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
3
3
2
2
1
1
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
12
1
S
12
1
S
12
1
S
12
0.6
SSW
13
0.8
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.4
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
401
395
384
372
361
345
329
299
294
279
120
149
112
161
131
231
229
130
252
249
Wind (km/h)
10
W
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
0
S
5
ESE
10
SE
10
S
10
SW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NW
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:29PM1.82m
11:28AM1.48m
10:28PM1.83m
12:03PM1.55m
Low Tide
4:07PM0.79m
5:03AM-0.14m
5:03PM0.65m
5:46AM-0.13m
5:53PM0.50m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:47
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:31
7:30
7:29
 mm
Temp °C
17
16
17
17
17
17
17
21
22
20
19
21
21
23
24
27
27
24
23
22
Feels °C
16
14
14
16
17
16
16
19
20
19
17
19
19
21
21
24
23
19
19
18
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