Drakes Estero Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.03° N 122.94° W

Drakes Estero 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Drakes Estero sea temperature is
12.7° C
1.4° 

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 (04 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Drakes Estero at 8PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)--
Afternoon (04 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (04 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.5
SW
14
0.8
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.8
WNW
9
0.5
SW
14
0.6
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
157
131
128
128
103
97
69
69
69
68
94
91
111
88
84
84
83
83
79
79
Wind (km/h)
15
S
10
SSW
5
SW
10
S
10
SSE
10
S
15
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
S
5
S
5
SW
5
WSW
10
W
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:48PM1.68m
5:43AM1.11m
5:31PM1.74m
7:31AM1.07m
6:23PM1.79m
Low Tide
11:58PM0.36m
11:16AM0.61m
1:10AM0.24m
12:12PM0.78m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:17
8:16
8:15
 mm
Temp °C
15
15
14
14
13
13
13
15
16
15
14
14
13
13
14
16
16
15
13
11
Feels °C
13
14
14
13
12
12
11
13
15
14
14
15
13
13
14
16
15
13
11
8
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