Gray Whale Cove Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(California – San Mateo, USA)

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Gray Whale Cove Spot ID:

Type: beach

Reliability: very consistent

Best: Swell W | Wind E

Sea Temperature Today is: 11.0 °C

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Friday, 24 May 2013, 00:49 Local time

m, °C	Thursday 23
ft, °F	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM
Wave (m)	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW
Period (s)	9	8	9	8
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross- on	on	cross- on

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Gray Whale Cove in California - San Mateois a beach break that is usually a safe bet and works all around the year. The best wind direction is from the east. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the best swell direction is from the west. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights. Good surf at all stages of the tide. Rarely crowded here. Take care of rips and sharks.

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Forecast Wave Energy (Power): 12hrs

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For Half Moon Bay, California, 7 miles from Gray Whale Cove.

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Live Weather:

At San Francisco Airport, 14 km from Gray Whale Cove.

fresh winds from the W

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Air temperature
11 °C

Current weather near Gray Whale Cove

Buoy Data:

At San Francisco Buoy, 22 miles from Gray Whale Cove.

	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM
Data Age	5 hr	4 hr	3 hr	2 hr
Wave height (m)
Dominant period (s)	7	8	7	7

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Overall Gray Whale Cove Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution in May

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Gray Whale Cove: (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Montara	1 mi
Second closest break	Pedro Point	2 mi
Third closest break	Linda Mar 1	2 mi
Fourth closest break	Lindamar	2 mi
Fifth closest break	Rockaway	3 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Gray Whale Cove:
Closest wave buoy	San Francisco Buoy	22 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Half Moon Bay Buoy	25 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Monterey Buoy	54 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Bodega Bay Buoy	63 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Cape San Martin Buoy	131 mi
Tide stations nearest to Gray Whale Cove:
Closest tide station	Half Moon Bay	4 mi
Second closest tide station	Seaplane Harbor, San Francisco Bay	9 mi
Third closest tide station	Point San Bruno, San Francisco Bay	9 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Oyster Point Marina, San Francisco Bay	10 mi
Fifth closest tide station	South San Francisco, San Francisco Bay	10 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Gray Whale Cove:
Closest ski area	Dodge Ridge (United States)	147 mi
Second closest ski area	Bear Valley (United States)	149 mi
Third closest ski area	Kirkwood (United States)	155 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Sierra at Tahoe (United States)	156 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Badger Pass Ski Area (United States)	157 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Gray Whale Cove:
Closest city location	Pacifica (United States)	4 mi
Second closest city location	San Bruno (United States)	7 mi
Third closest city location	Burlingame (United States)	8 mi
Fourth closest city location	Daly City (United States)	9 mi
Fifth closest city location	South San Francisco (United States)	9 mi

Gray Whale Cove break location map and break info

This is the Surf-Forecast page for Gray Whale Cove, CAL - San Mateo. Use the tab navigation above to view Gray Whale Cove sea temperature, Gray Whale Cove photographs, Gray Whale Cove detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Gray Whale Cove webcams, current wind from CAL - San Mateo live weather stations and Gray Whale Cove tide predictions. The United States swell maps link will open up the big picture showing United States and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from United States wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Gray Whale Cove.

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center has stated that a magnitude 8.2 Earthquake beneath the Sea of Okhosk did not generate a destructive Tsunami. However, we suggest that local interests also listen for statements from the Japan Meteorological Agency, located much closer to the source.

Gray Whale Cove Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(California – San Mateo, USA)

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Overall Gray Whale Cove Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution in May

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