Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.02° N 124.04° W

Gale Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 25 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gale Point sea temperature is
14.4°C
1.2° 

Gale Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Gale Point today (26 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Gale Point at 12AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Oct)--
Afternoon (26 Oct)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (26 Oct)3ft (0.9m)11s

Table - waves today at Gale Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
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)
2
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
0
1
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
1.1
NW
11
1.2
NW
11
1.3
NW
11
1.3
NW
11
1.2
NW
11
1.1
NW
10
1.3
NW
10
1.8
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SW
17
0.7
SW
17
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.8
SSW
17
0.9
SW
17
0.9
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
165
158
149
293
350
453
391
332
256
322
602
489
330
298
309
312
312
386
434
429
Wind (km/h)
5
W
5
NW
5
N
5
E
10
E
5
NNE
10
ENE
0
NNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
10
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
N
25
NW
25
NNW
20
N
15
NNE
Wind State
glassy
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
00:01AM1.60m
11:19AM2.08m
00:53AM1.58m
11:55AM2.14m
Low Tide
5:36PM-0.16m
5:20AM0.61m
6:18PM-0.31m
5:56AM0.72m
7:04PM-0.40m
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:39
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6:21
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Temp °C
13
13
12
11
11
11
10
14
13
14
12
10
9
9
9
14
17
15
10
9
Feels °C
11
11
11
9
8
10
8
14
9
9
9
7
5
5
5
11
12
9
5
5
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