Drakes Estero Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.03° N 122.94° W

Drakes Estero 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Drakes Estero sea temperature is
13.3° C
0.0° 

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 (15 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Drakes Estero at 5AM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jul)5ft (1.6m)8s
Afternoon (15 Jul)7ft (2.1m)7s
Evening (15 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 night, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Wed night, moderate winds from the NW by Fri morning).

Tue
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WNW
7
1.7
WNW
7
1.6
WNW
7
1.5
WNW
7
1.6
WNW
7
1.7
WNW
8
1.9
WNW
7
2.4
WNW
8
2.5
WNW
8
2.4
WNW
8
2.1
WNW
8
2.1
WNW
8
1.9
WNW
8
2
WNW
7
2.4
WNW
7
2.5
WNW
8
2.5
WNW
8
2.4
WNW
8
2.1
WNW
8
1.8
WNW
8
2.2
NW
8
1.5
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
251
278
229
215
263
310
397
645
811
680
550
506
419
435
603
791
912
734
545
422
602
298
291
245
Wind (km/h)
30
NW
30
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
30
NW
40
NW
45
NW
40
NW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
40
NW
40
NW
40
NW
35
NW
30
NW
25
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
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
00:23AM2.02m
2:34PM1.49m
1:16AM1.93m
3:15PM1.53m
2:09AM1.79m
3:55PM1.58m
Low Tide
6:55PM0.79m
8:00AM-0.43m
7:52PM0.72m
8:44AM-0.35m
8:50PM0.65m
9:27AM-0.22m
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clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:00
6:01
6:01
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8:34
8:34
8:32
8:32
 mm
Temp °C
16
14
13
13
13
14
14
15
14
12
12
12
12
14
14
14
13
11
11
11
11
13
13
12
Feels °C
10
8
8
9
9
9
8
7
6
4
5
6
6
7
7
7
5
4
6
7
7
9
9
7
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