Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gray Whale Cove today (16 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gray Whale Cove at 8PM is: 0.5m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Gray Whale Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 8 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 18 | WNW 8 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 165 | 140 | 148 | 150 | 87 | 104 | 119 | 122 | 122 | 119 | 109 | 106 | 104 | 138 | 134 | 184 | 184 | 184 | 184 | 133 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 2:30PM2.21m | 4:50AM1.71m | 3:18PM2.13m | 6:19AM1.70m | 4:19PM2.06m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:54PM0.63m | 9:10AM1.45m | 11:00PM0.67m | 10:19AM1.53m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | 165 | 104 | 88 | 83 | 87 | 94 | 96 | 76 | 56 | 56 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 36 | 44 | 37 | 184 | 184 | 184 | 55 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 14 | SW 14 | NW 10 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 127 | 140 | 148 | 150 | 31 | 104 | 119 | 122 | 122 | 119 | 109 | 106 | 104 | 103 | 134 | 184 | 54 | 52 | 23 | 133 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 20 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 14 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 11 | 25 | 28 | 13 | 12 | 72 | 72 | 71 | 43 | 36 | 34 | 20 | 19 | 138 | 103 | 82 | 9 | 9 | 49 | 70 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 5 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 83 | 83 | 17 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 81 | 83 | 27 | 59 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 253 | 40 | 8 | 40 | 24 | 8 | 27 | 27 | 80 | 27 | 27 |
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