Gray Whale Cove surfForecast / CAL – San Mateo / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Thursday 16 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
14.5° C
(Which is 2.5°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 3PM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Afternoon (16 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Evening (16 Apr)6ft (1.8m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sun
19
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.8
WNW
2.2
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.3
WNW
1
WNW
1
WNW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
Period(s) (?)99999910101010101010109151515151514141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)40743539845553185652746435328624023531417516411210610410410410310210096
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
20
N
25
NW
30
NW
30
NW
20
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
10
N
15
NE
15
NW
20
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
ENE
5
NNE
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
WSW
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassononcross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:54AM
2.13
10:41PM
2.55
11:48AM
2.12
11:16PM
2.63
12:45PM
2.08
11:55PM
2.66
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:32PM
0.87
5:26AM
0.26
5:11PM
1.00
6:13AM
0.11
5:52PM
1.14
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sun
19
Sunrise6:33-------6:31-------6:31-------
Sunset---7:45-------7:46-------7:47----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C111415141213141313161714111111111115171513121212
Feels °C (?)99976997911119789101013151211111110
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