Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Drakes Estero today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Drakes Estero at 7AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Drakes Estero. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 13 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 361 | 345 | 329 | 299 | 294 | 279 | 120 | 149 | 112 | 161 | 131 | 231 | 229 | 284 | 252 | 249 | 300 | 293 | 354 | 346 | 346 | 403 | 371 | 416 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:28AM1.48m | 10:28PM1.83m | 12:03PM1.55m | 11:23PM1.80m | 12:36PM1.61m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:03AM-0.14m | 5:03PM0.65m | 5:46AM-0.13m | 5:53PM0.50m | 6:26AM-0.07m | 6:41PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 361 | 345 | 329 | 299 | 294 | 279 | 114 | 149 | 112 | 161 | 106 | 98 | 96 | 96 | 252 | 249 | 300 | 293 | 354 | 346 | 346 | 403 | 371 | 416 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 72 | 86 | 86 | 74 | 59 | 57 | 44 | 37 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 231 | 229 | 284 | 62 | 60 | 60 | 81 | 96 | 81 | 128 | 110 | 98 | 86 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 19 | SW 19 | NW 7 | SW 13 | WNW 14 | SW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | S 9 | SSW 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 14 | 51 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 120 | 89 | 66 | 130 | 131 | 19 | 44 | 20 | 42 | 35 | 66 | 98 | 59 | 62 | 91 | 84 | 79 | 66 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | WNW 8 | NW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | 37 | 16 | 27 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 30 | 75 | 104 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 147 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 145 | 145 | 109 | 128 |
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