Drakes Estero Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.03° N 122.94° W

Drakes Estero 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Drakes Estero sea temperature is
14.5° C
0.2° 

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 (12 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Drakes Estero at 4AM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (12 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (12 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
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
1
2
2
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
0
0
1
2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
190
244
307
300
255
212
222
222
217
237
237
243
237
192
197
192
191
191
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
SSW
5
S
5
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
5
SSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
W
15
WNW
15
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
High Tide
11:25PM1.98m
1:19PM1.52m
00:18AM1.93m
1:54PM1.57m
Low Tide
5:56PM0.73m
6:54AM-0.29m
6:49PM0.62m
7:35AM-0.23m
7:41PM0.52m
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6:22
6:24
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8:09
8:08
8:07
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Temp °C
11
12
13
12
13
14
15
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
9
11
12
12
12
12
15
13
12
12
12
13
12
11
12
12
11
11
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