Drakes Estero Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.03° N 122.94° W

Drakes Estero 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Drakes Estero sea temperature is
17.1°C
3.5° 

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 (03 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Drakes Estero at 12PM is: 1.6m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 1.0m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.7m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am November 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Nov)5ft (1.6m)16s
Afternoon (03 Nov)5ft (1.5m)16s
Evening (03 Nov)4.5ft (1.4m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Thu morning).

Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Fri
6
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
3
1
3
3
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
4
2
3
4
4
5
5
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
W
17
1.6
W
16
1.6
W
16
1.7
W
16
1.5
W
16
1.5
W
16
1.5
W
15
1.4
WNW
14
1.4
WNW
14
2.4
W
14
2.3
W
14
2.2
W
13
2.1
W
13
1.9
W
13
1.8
W
12
1.9
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
12
1
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
W
15
1.4
WNW
14
1.6
WNW
14
1.8
WNW
13
2.3
WNW
13
2.3
WNW
14
2.3
WNW
14
2.5
WNW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1519
1364
1314
1459
1131
1102
1005
845
834
2281
2033
1657
1465
1173
973
969
404
259
170
352
822
972
1197
1877
1914
2048
4304
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
20
S
25
S
30
S
20
SW
10
SSE
25
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
15
WNW
35
NW
35
NW
30
NNW
20
NNW
10
N
15
NNW
5
NNW
10
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
5
N
5
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
7:50AM1.53m
7:12PM1.38m
8:30AM1.62m
8:26PM1.35m
9:05AM1.69m
9:32PM1.35m
Low Tide
1:13AM0.04m
2:09PM0.58m
2:07AM0.13m
3:06PM0.38m
2:55AM0.23m
3:56PM0.20m
3:37AM0.36m
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Temp °C
15
15
14
15
15
15
13
13
13
13
12
14
15
15
15
14
14
13
13
15
16
15
14
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
13
12
10
10
12
14
8
10
10
11
10
12
12
9
9
9
10
11
10
13
14
11
11
12
11
12
12
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