Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gray Whale Cove today (10 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gray Whale Cove at 8AM is: 0.6m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 17s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Gray Whale Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu morning, fresh winds from the NW by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 190 | 241 | 235 | 283 | 346 | 342 | 310 | 299 | 295 | 352 | 352 | 348 | 348 | 339 | 313 | 212 | 209 | 251 | 248 | 206 | 203 | 236 | 250 | 286 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:06AM2.30m | 10:56PM2.42m | 11:38AM2.37m | 11:47PM2.31m | 12:10PM2.41m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:42AM0.28m | 4:56PM0.79m | 5:19AM0.42m | 5:43PM0.66m | 5:55AM0.59m | 6:29PM0.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 10 | WNW 8 | SW 16 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 190 | 241 | 235 | 283 | 346 | 342 | 310 | 299 | 295 | 352 | 352 | 151 | 110 | 339 | 124 | 169 | 183 | 168 | 147 | 206 | 203 | 167 | 198 | 127 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | SSW 9 | WNW 11 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 7 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 7 | 8 | 83 | 113 | 109 | 106 | 97 | 45 | 101 | 19 | 28 | 348 | 348 | 9 | 313 | 212 | 209 | 251 | 248 | 35 | 35 | 17 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | WNW 11 | SSW 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | S 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | S 10 | WNW 11 | SW 18 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 27 | 27 | 28 | 35 | 109 | 90 | 78 | 66 | 40 | 45 | 64 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 85 | 85 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 116 | 107 | — | — | — | — | — | 168 | 163 | 236 | 250 | 286 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 8 | 27 | 64 | 83 | 40 | 47 | 27 | 27 | 70 | 27 | 81 | 80 | 79 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 70 | 81 | 83 | 83 | 81 | 79 |
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