Gray Whale Cove surfForecast / CAL – San Mateo / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Wednesday 12 Nov 2025 PST
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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
15.0° C
(Which is 1.4°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 11PM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm November 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Nov)--
Afternoon (12 Nov)2ft (0.6m)15s
Evening (12 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)15s

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

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Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
1
3
3
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
W
0.7
W
0.9
WNW
1.9
S
2.3
S
2.3
S
1.9
SSW
1.7
SW
1.7
W
2.4
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.3
W
2.2
W
2
W
1.8
W
1.7
W
1.5
W
1
W
1
W
Period(s) (?)1615161515778881514141414141413131111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)198174181233365346572615512400121222493376361332822602195015921258836708498265238
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
35
SSE
40
SSE
45
SSE
50
SSE
25
SW
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
10
ESE
5
SW
5
NW
10
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:17PM
2.00
6:05AM
2.19
5:37PM
1.91
6:44AM
2.26
6:48PM
1.87
7:17AM
2.32
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:57AM
1.33
11:07PM
0.55
12:09PM
1.15
11:58PM
0.69
1:07PM
0.96
12:43AM
0.83
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunrise------6:47-------6:48-------6:48-
Sunset-5:00-------5:00-------5:00------
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-----3914111-111----------
Temp. °C161718181817171514141413131413151616161515151415
Feels °C (?)13141513121091212111110101110131615141212121113
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