Drakes Estero Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.03° N 122.94° W

Issued: 4 am 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Drakes Estero sea temperature is
13.0° C

Normal for this time of year

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 19s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Drakes Estero at 7AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (04 Jul)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (04 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)19s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat night, fresh winds from the NW by Mon night).

Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
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
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
16
1.1
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
0.4
SW
20
0.5
SW
19
0.5
SW
19
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
1
WNW
8
0.5
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
17
0.6
SW
17
0.8
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.5
SW
21
0.5
SW
20
0.6
SW
20
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
201
157
157
133
133
184
184
148
140
136
164
252
249
249
249
152
152
148
232
318
264
224
206
306
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
10
S
15
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
10
WNW
15
W
5
W
10
W
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
15
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:36AM1.51m
4:40PM1.41m
3:23AM1.39m
5:12PM1.48m
4:21AM1.25m
5:46PM1.55m
Low Tide
10:00AM-0.06m
10:27PM0.77m
10:35AM0.05m
11:29PM0.67m
11:14AM0.20m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:54
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:37
8:37
8:37
 mm
Temp °C
11
12
12
14
14
14
12
11
11
11
12
13
13
13
12
12
11
11
12
13
13
13
12
11
Feels °C
10
11
10
12
13
12
10
10
10
9
10
11
10
10
10
10
9
9
10
11
10
9
8
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.7
WNW
12
Energy kJ
153
157
157
133
133
133
133
112
136
136
136
136
136
140
143
128
125
105
131
103
103
161
156
119
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.6
WNW
13
0.6
SW
17
0.8
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
20
Energy kJ
201
121
102
102
102
140
140
140
140
102
102
252
249
249
249
152
152
131
232
318
264
206
206
306
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
14
0.4
SW
13
0.3
WNW
14
0.3
W
14
0.4
SW
20
0.5
SW
19
0.5
SW
19
0.4
SSW
19
0.4
WNW
13
0.4
WNW
12
0.5
SW
18
0.4
WNW
12
0.4
WNW
12
0.5
W
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
17
0.6
WNW
12
0.7
WNW
12
0.6
WNW
12
0.5
SW
21
0.5
SW
20
0.6
SW
16
Energy kJ
16
44
36
33
97
184
184
148
55
51
164
50
51
86
68
87
85
148
115
127
111
224
206
206
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
6
Energy kJ
103
157
127
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
3
2
2
2
3
2
1
1
2
3
Distance (km)
5
5
5
5
457
0
145
23
32
5
5
5
75
145
116
48
0
0
32
48
145
145
144
135
Best forecast wave conditions in Marin County
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
9
8
8
8
7
5
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Drakes Estero surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest