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Drakes Estero surfForecast / CAL – Marin County / USA
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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
11.8° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Drakes Estero today (27 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 May, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 May, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 May, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Drakes Estero at 3PM is: 2.3m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (27 May) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (27 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Drakes Estero. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Sat 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 18 | W 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | W 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | W 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | |
2038 | 1594 | 1541 | 1162 | 1011 | 909 | 778 | 653 | 512 | 570 | 919 | 929 | 950 | 1042 | 1175 | 1003 | 941 | 978 | 845 | 1321 | 714 | 563 | 444 | 437 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 10:59AM1.15m | 10:17PM1.69m | 11:59AM1.19m | 10:47PM1.70m | 12:51PM1.23m | 11:16PM1.70m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:05AM0.05m | 4:25PM0.55m | 5:45AM-0.06m | 5:07PM0.67m | 6:22AM-0.14m | 5:49PM0.77m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | |
— | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | 8:27 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 18 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | W 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | W 15 | WNW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 |
2038 | 1594 | 1541 | 1162 | 1011 | 909 | 778 | 653 | 480 | 427 | 394 | 929 | 950 | 1042 | 1175 | 1003 | 941 | 978 | 845 | 133 | 714 | 563 | 444 | 437 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 20 | WNW 20 | WNW 18 | W 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 21 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 |
217 | 214 | 211 | 211 | 183 | 138 | 136 | 416 | 512 | 570 | 919 | 123 | 121 | 121 | 203 | 154 | 120 | 121 | 125 | 18 | 131 | 93 | 91 | 73 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | — | — | W 24 | WNW 23 | WNW 22 | W 21 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 11 | S 21 | S 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | — | SW 26 | SW 19 |
2 | — | — | 11 | 54 | 158 | 233 | 134 | 133 | 131 | 127 | — | 161 | 121 | 121 | 121 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 17 | — | 26 | 15 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 14 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 471 | 411 | 272 | — | — | 151 | 103 | 161 | 1321 | 141 | 205 | 230 | 271 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 48 | 1156 | 147 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 145 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 26 | 32 | 26 | 1 |
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