Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gray Whale Cove today (31 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gray Whale Cove at 8PM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Gray Whale Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
211 | 178 | 131 | 120 | 118 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 98 | 109 | 111 | 109 | 97 | 60 | 63 | 65 | 94 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 1:26PM2.32m | 2:09AM1.91m | 2:01PM2.34m | 3:16AM1.78m | 2:43PM2.35m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:01PM0.67m | 7:41AM1.01m | 8:57PM0.61m | 8:20AM1.18m | 10:03PM0.56m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 17 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | WNW 9 |
105 | 81 | 57 | 41 | 38 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 98 | 96 | 64 | 109 | 97 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 86 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 7 | WNW 4 | WNW 10 | SW 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 12 |
211 | 178 | 131 | 120 | 118 | 37 | 30 | 31 | 50 | 50 | 28 | 5 | 42 | 111 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 35 | 33 | 60 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 11 | W 10 | WNW 11 | SW 18 | WNW 10 | SW 18 | WNW 10 | WSW 4 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 16 |
15 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 7 | 12 | 50 | 22 | 109 | 39 | 7 | 37 | 36 | 63 | 65 | 94 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | WSW 4 | S 3 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | 27 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 13 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 240 | 83 | 80 | 80 | 70 | 70 | 28 | 138 | 138 | 117 | 83 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 69 | 83 | 40 | 0 |
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