Gale Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.02° N 124.04° W

Gale Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 09 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gale Point sea temperature is
14.5°C
0.1° 

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 (09 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Gale Point at 11PM is: 0.7m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)--
Afternoon (09 Sep)2ft (0.6m)16s
Evening (09 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
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
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
4
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
3
3
Swell
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
SSW
16
0.7
SW
19
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
17
0.9
SW
17
0.9
SW
17
0.9
SSW
17
1
SW
17
1
SW
17
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
179
368
316
316
312
309
434
424
493
553
540
515
496
483
483
477
558
459
499
429
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
W
0
NNE
5
E
5
NE
5
ENE
0
N
5
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
ENE
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
15
NW
20
WNW
15
NW
10
N
10
NNE
Wind State
cross
on
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
11:10AM1.66m
10:38PM2.00m
11:44AM1.75m
11:32PM1.95m
12:16PM1.83m
Low Tide
4:40PM0.58m
5:22AM-0.09m
5:31PM0.41m
6:00AM0.02m
6:18PM0.27m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:35
7:32
7:31
 mm
Temp °C
23
24
24
22
22
21
21
19
19
17
16
16
15
15
15
19
18
20
18
13
Feels °C
22
22
23
21
20
19
20
18
18
17
16
15
14
13
13
16
14
16
15
11
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