Drakes Estero Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.03° N 122.94° W

Drakes Estero 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Drakes Estero sea temperature is
14.6° 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 (28 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Drakes Estero at 11AM is: 1.1m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.5m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)17s
Afternoon (28 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)18s
Evening (28 Jul)8ft (2.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds.

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
1
0
1
2
2
3
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
19
1
SW
17
1
SW
17
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
17
1.1
SW
17
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
2.5
WNW
8
2.5
WNW
8
2.3
WNW
8
2.1
WNW
8
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
2.1
WNW
8
2.5
WNW
8
2.5
WNW
8
2.2
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
518
567
594
679
781
781
781
695
663
625
617
617
617
673
843
649
519
519
519
436
468
691
811
560
Wind (km/h)
35
NW
30
NW
25
NW
30
NW
35
NW
40
NW
45
NW
40
NW
30
NW
30
NW
15
NNW
25
NW
35
NW
40
NW
45
NW
35
NW
35
NW
30
NW
20
NW
30
NW
35
NW
40
NW
40
NW
40
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
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:07PM1.76m
1:30PM1.34m
11:46PM1.76m
1:56PM1.36m
00:25AM1.74m
2:22PM1.39m
Low Tide
6:53AM-0.11m
6:34PM0.87m
7:24AM-0.12m
7:11PM0.82m
7:54AM-0.12m
7:47PM0.77m
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:11
6:11
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8:23
8:23
8:22
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
13
15
15
16
15
14
13
13
14
15
15
15
14
13
13
12
13
15
15
15
14
13
Feels °C
7
8
9
10
9
9
7
7
8
8
12
11
9
8
6
6
7
7
9
10
9
7
6
6
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