Drakes Estero Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.03° N 122.94° W

Drakes Estero 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Drakes Estero sea temperature is
12.7° C
1.4° 

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 (03 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Drakes Estero at 4AM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 2.1m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)6ft (1.8m)10s
Afternoon (03 Aug)5ft (1.6m)10s
Evening (03 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
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
2
3
3
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WNW
9
2.5
WNW
10
3
NW
10
2.1
WNW
10
1.9
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1131
1180
1764
831
725
567
500
411
349
305
261
255
244
181
173
143
131
128
Wind (km/h)
30
NW
30
NW
15
NW
5
NNE
10
SE
10
S
5
SW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
SW
10
S
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
3:17AM1.37m
4:12PM1.62m
4:19AM1.23m
4:48PM1.68m
Low Tide
9:58PM0.55m
9:56AM0.25m
10:54PM0.46m
10:32AM0.43m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:20
8:19
8:17
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
12
12
13
16
16
15
13
12
13
13
14
16
16
16
14
14
Feels °C
8
8
9
12
12
15
16
14
12
12
12
12
12
14
14
15
13
13
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