Gray Whale Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.56° N 122.52° W

Gray Whale Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Gray Whale Cove sea temperature is
17.1°C
2.2° 

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 (09 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 19s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Gray Whale Cove at 12AM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (09 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)19s
Evening (09 Sep)2ft (0.6m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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
1
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
12
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
13
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
17
0.7
SW
17
0.7
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
167
89
89
87
64
59
56
131
133
222
197
192
190
241
287
283
346
342
310
299
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
W
5
WNW
5
NW
5
N
5
NNE
10
NE
5
NE
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
W
15
W
15
WNW
10
W
15
W
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
9:11PM2.50m
10:33AM2.21m
10:05PM2.48m
11:06AM2.30m
10:56PM2.42m
Low Tide
3:16PM1.13m
4:02AM0.21m
4:07PM0.95m
4:42AM0.28m
4:56PM0.79m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:46
6:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:29
7:27
7:25
 mm
Temp °C
23
20
19
21
21
23
24
29
31
27
22
20
18
17
17
18
17
17
15
15
Feels °C
22
19
19
21
20
21
22
26
27
23
20
19
17
17
17
17
15
16
14
14
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