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 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Gray Whale Cove sea temperature is
17.2° C
2.8° 

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 (08 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Gray Whale Cove at 9PM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)--
Afternoon (08 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)17s
Evening (08 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
8
Sunday
9
Monday
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)
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
17
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SSW
16
1.4
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
150
147
129
125
169
355
370
378
378
305
312
377
455
485
402
340
280
227
168
168
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
W
10
W
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
W
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
WSW
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
7:14PM2.53m
9:44AM1.86m
8:16PM2.62m
10:29AM1.97m
9:14PM2.69m
Low Tide
12:57PM1.44m
2:50AM0.17m
2:09PM1.39m
3:41AM0.05m
3:12PM1.30m
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clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:10
8:09
8:07
 mm
Temp °C
13
14
13
13
13
13
14
17
17
15
13
14
13
13
13
15
16
15
13
13
Feels °C
10
12
12
12
12
12
13
16
15
13
11
13
12
12
12
14
14
13
11
12
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