Drakes Estero surfForecast / CAL – Marin County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Monday 20 Apr 2026 PDT
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Drakes Estero surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Drakes Estero sea temperature is
13.3° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Drakes Estero today?

The current surf forecast for Drakes Estero at 9AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (20 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Evening (20 Apr)6ft (1.8m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
1
0
0
0
2
1
2
3
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
W
1
W
1
W
1.7
S
1
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.8
W
1
WNW
0.9
WNW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
0.6
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
Period(s) (?)888614131212121212111111111110771515151414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1691291222124197031025976876755647531430415743240187186166157209209250239
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSE
30
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
40
S
5
WSW
10
S
15
SE
20
SSE
15
S
20
S
10
SSW
25
W
20
WNW
15
W
25
W
25
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onglassoncross-
on
onononcross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:55AM
1.85
4:18PM
1.29
2:43AM
1.79
5:28PM
1.26
3:40AM
1.70
6:39PM
1.26
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:30AM
-0.37
9:12PM
0.79
10:28AM
-0.32
10:16PM
0.86
11:32AM
-0.24
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise--6:28-------6:28-------6:26-----
Sunset-----7:52-------7:52-------7:53--
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--23372-12212211--------
Temp. °C131313141312121212131313111011121211111212121111
Feels °C (?)8756611109810911658677898766
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