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Drakes Estero Surf Forecast
/ CAL – Marin County (14 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Drakes Estero surfForecast / CAL – Marin County / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Thursday 14 May 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
11.7° C
(Which is 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: 1.9m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 17s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 2.1m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (14 May) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (14 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Drakes Estero. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu morning, gales from the NW by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | Saturday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
W 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | |
336 | 1046 | 891 | 793 | 616 | 1039 | 1504 | 1426 | 1289 | 1093 | 859 | 742 | 1235 | 1951 | 1996 | 1944 | 1944 | 1944 | 1704 | 1513 | 2294 | 2883 | 2812 | 2826 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 11:20AM1.26m | 10:41PM1.79m | 12:22PM1.31m | 11:19PM1.88m | 1:21PM1.34m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:19AM-0.05m | 4:55PM0.47m | 6:03AM-0.24m | 5:40PM0.59m | 6:49AM-0.40m | 6:26PM0.69m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — |
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Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | -1 | -2 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -2 | -1 | 1 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
 kJ | 336 | 1046 | 891 | 793 | 268 | 264 | 229 | 226 | 220 | 212 | 204 | 199 | 196 | 193 | 193 | 199 | 158 | 162 | 160 | 265 | 142 | 140 | 140 | 140 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | S 12 | SSW 13 | — | W 20 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | WNW 17 | W 16 | S 11 | — | — | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | S 20 |
| kJ | 120 | 69 | 145 | 179 | 11 | 35 | — | 7 | 7 | 25 | 25 | 59 | 84 | 2 | — | — | 51 | 50 | 51 | 148 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | W 20 | — | — | S 10 | S 11 | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 20 | SW 20 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 81 | 121 | 67 | 42 | 32 | 8 | — | — | 2 | 9 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 15 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 319 | 602 | 572 | 559 | 616 | 1039 | 1504 | 1426 | 1289 | 1093 | 859 | 742 | 1235 | 1951 | 1996 | 1944 | 1944 | 1944 | 1704 | 1513 | 2294 | 2883 | 2812 | 2826 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 26 | 17 | 0 | 26 | 145 | 144 | 144 | 143 | 48 | 30 | 26 | 145 | 145 | 145 | 144 | 144 | 143 | 143 | 143 | 145 | 145 | 490 | 145 | 144 |
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