Drakes Estero Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.03° N 122.94° W

Drakes Estero 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Drakes Estero sea temperature is
13.5° C
0.1° 

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 (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Drakes Estero at 4AM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Afternoon (18 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)18s
Evening (18 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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)
2
2
3
2
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
17
0.7
W
16
0.7
W
16
0.8
W
16
0.7
W
16
0.7
W
16
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.7
W
16
0.7
W
16
0.7
W
16
0.7
W
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
0.9
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
270
260
254
330
254
251
304
314
242
239
239
231
172
170
293
358
354
410
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
20
NW
15
WNW
10
W
5
WSW
10
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
15
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
3:04AM1.60m
4:34PM1.61m
4:03AM1.40m
5:14PM1.64m
Low Tide
9:51PM0.59m
10:08AM-0.05m
10:54PM0.53m
10:50AM0.15m
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part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:03
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:32
8:31
8:30
 mm
Temp °C
11
11
11
11
11
13
13
13
11
10
11
11
11
13
13
13
13
12
Feels °C
7
7
8
10
11
12
11
9
7
6
8
9
9
12
11
11
12
11
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