Gray Whale Cove surfForecast / CAL – San Mateo / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Friday 24 Apr 2026 PDT
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Gray Whale Cove surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Gray Whale Cove sea temperature is
14.8° C
(Which is 2.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Gray Whale Cove today?

The current surf forecast for Gray Whale Cove at 8AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)2ft (0.6m)12s
Afternoon (24 Apr)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (24 Apr)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WNW
7
1.1
WNW
7
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.9
WNW
7
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.4
SW
14
0.4
W
15
0.9
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
11
0.4
W
15
0.5
W
15
0.5
W
14
0.5
W
15
0.5
W
16
0.6
W
16
0.6
W
16
0.6
W
16
0.6
W
15
0.6
W
14
0.7
W
14
0.7
W
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
136
112
108
106
104
84
96
94
70
72
167
133
67
104
103
113
124
178
176
170
150
146
199
196
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
S
15
SSW
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:54AM2.17m
7:14PM2.09m
6:14AM2.09m
7:58PM2.19m
7:29AM2.04m
8:35PM2.27m
Low Tide
11:21PM1.45m
12:10PM0.39m
00:44AM1.31m
1:06PM0.48m
1:52AM1.12m
1:56PM0.59m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
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6:22
6:22
6:20
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7:52
7:53
7:54
Temp °C
11
11
12
13
13
13
12
11
12
11
11
12
12
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
12
8
9
10
11
10
10
8
8
9
8
8
9
8
9
8
8
8
8
8
10
10
10
10
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WNW
7
1.1
WNW
7
1
WNW
7
1
WNW
7
1
WNW
7
0.9
WNW
7
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
6
0.8
WNW
6
0.9
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
11
0.4
WNW
11
0.5
W
15
0.5
W
14
0.5
W
15
0.5
W
16
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
16
0.6
W
16
0.6
W
15
0.6
W
14
0.7
WNW
5
0.7
W
14
Energy kJ
136
111
99
99
96
70
96
94
42
41
167
133
46
104
103
113
124
63
176
170
150
146
29
196
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
13
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.5
WNW
11
0.5
WNW
11
0.4
W
15
0.4
W
15
0.4
W
15
0.4
WNW
11
0.4
NW
10
0.3
SSW
13
0.5
W
5
0.6
W
16
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.3
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.7
W
14
0.6
WNW
5
Energy kJ
117
112
108
106
104
73
72
69
70
69
69
67
67
44
28
34
11
178
11
12
29
14
199
20
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
W
15
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
NW
9
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.2
WSW
14
0.3
SW
15
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
Energy kJ
95
56
42
84
84
84
84
82
52
72
35
35
44
34
34
13
34
33
11
17
20
33
14
14
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.7
WNW
5
0.7
WNW
5
Energy kJ
15
15
14
12
28
29
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
Distance (km)
27
70
27
27
81
81
80
40
40
70
27
27
81
81
81
81
81
2
27
27
491
81
40
40
Best forecast wave conditions in San Mateo
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
2
3
2
3
2
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
9
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
8
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
9
8
7
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