Drakes Estero Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.03° N 122.94° W

Drakes Estero 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Drakes Estero sea temperature is
15.4°C
0.9° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 6s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Drakes Estero at 8PM is: 2.0m 6s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)--
Afternoon (26 Aug)2ft (0.6m)16s
Evening (26 Aug)6ft (1.9m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds.

Wed
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
16
0.7
S
14
2
WNW
6
1.6
WNW
6
0.7
S
13
0.6
SW
15
1.3
WNW
6
1.3
WNW
6
1.6
WNW
6
1.8
WNW
6
2.1
WNW
7
1.8
WNW
7
1.6
WNW
7
1.4
WNW
7
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
17
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
19
2.1
WNW
7
0.8
SW
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
159
206
312
196
156
144
118
122
179
279
418
315
229
203
222
235
323
380
465
436
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
35
NW
40
NW
35
NW
30
NW
25
NW
20
NW
25
NW
30
NW
35
NW
40
NW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
25
NW
35
NW
35
NW
35
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
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:38PM1.40m
11:31PM1.72m
1:02PM1.44m
00:12AM1.69m
1:26PM1.50m
Low Tide
6:14PM0.70m
6:49AM-0.02m
6:49PM0.61m
7:17AM0.01m
7:26PM0.52m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
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part cloud
clear
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part cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:50
7:49
7:46
 mm
Temp °C
16
18
17
16
14
14
15
17
16
16
15
14
13
13
13
15
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
13
13
11
11
9
10
12
13
11
10
8
9
8
9
9
12
10
9
7
7
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