Gray Whale Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.56° N 122.52° W

Gray Whale Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gray Whale Cove sea temperature is
16.0° C
2.5° 

Gray Whale Cove surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Gray Whale Cove today (16 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Gray Whale Cove at 4AM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.7m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)6ft (1.9m)8s
Afternoon (16 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Evening (16 Jul)7ft (2.1m)8s

Table - waves today at Gray Whale Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
WNW
8
1.8
WNW
8
1.9
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
8
1.9
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
8
1.9
WNW
8
2.1
WNW
8
1.8
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
8
1.6
WNW
8
1.6
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
8
0.6
W
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
436
382
436
319
425
270
310
364
454
587
446
361
306
250
326
310
264
195
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
20
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:01AM2.68m
1:45PM2.20m
00:55AM2.50m
2:27PM2.25m
Low Tide
6:06PM1.19m
7:04AM-0.01m
7:05PM1.12m
7:47AM0.17m
8:06PM1.06m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:30
8:30
8:30
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
12
12
13
14
14
14
13
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
12
12
Feels °C
9
10
8
9
10
11
10
10
10
9
9
9
10
10
10
9
9
10
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