Gray Whale Cove surfForecast / CAL – San Mateo / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Thursday 14 May 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
14.3° C
(Which is 2.2°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 12AM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 2.5m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 May)7ft (2.2m)9s
Afternoon (15 May)8ft (2.4m)9s
Evening (15 May)10ft (3.0m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu night, near gales from the NW by Sat afternoon).

Thu
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sun
17
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
WNW
9
2
WNW
9
2.5
WNW
9
3
WNW
9
3
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
10
2.2
WNW
9
2.5
WNW
9
2.2
WNW
9
2.5
WNW
9
3
WNW
9
3
WNW
10
3.5
WNW
10
3.5
WNW
10
3
WNW
10
3
WNW
10
3
WNW
10
3.5
WNW
10
4
WNW
10
3.5
WNW
11
4
WNW
11
4
WNW
11
3
WNW
11
2.5
WNW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
673
603
1132
1402
1589
1102
856
1020
802
1132
1608
1863
2022
2076
1758
1440
1825
2420
2786
2919
4030
3350
1916
1788
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
30
NW
35
NW
40
NW
40
NW
40
NW
40
NW
30
NW
40
NW
40
NW
55
NW
45
NW
35
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NW
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:22PM2.60m
10:52AM2.00m
10:00PM2.70m
11:50AM2.03m
10:43PM2.77m
Low Tide
3:08PM1.04m
4:23AM0.20m
3:53PM1.15m
5:10AM0.00m
4:40PM1.24m
6:00AM-0.12m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:00
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:10
8:12
8:13
8:14
Temp °C
11
12
11
11
11
10
12
13
13
13
11
11
11
11
11
12
14
12
11
11
10
10
11
13
7
7
7
7
7
7
9
9
7
6
3
3
2
3
4
4
6
1
2
4
4
5
7
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WNW
9
0.6
SSW
16
2.4
WNW
9
2.5
WNW
9
2.5
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
10
2.2
WNW
9
2
WNW
9
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
W
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
3.5
WNW
11
3
WNW
11
3
WNW
11
2.5
WNW
11
Energy kJ
363
173
942
1090
1163
1102
856
666
148
146
146
148
154
155
109
106
103
82
82
82
2717
2227
1916
1788
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
W
11
0.1
S
10
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.3
W
17
0.4
W
16
0.4
W
16
0.5
W
16
0.6
SSW
15
0.5
W
15
0.5
W
15
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
20
0.1
S
20
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
Energy kJ
143
2
173
169
166
162
156
152
49
82
81
118
158
107
107
15
15
15
7
81
81
51
49
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
16
0.1
W
20
0.1
W
20
0.1
W
19
0.2
W
18
0.2
W
18
0.2
W
18
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
18
Energy kJ
173
8
7
7
25
25
25
2
7
7
7
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
WNW
9
2
WNW
9
2.5
WNW
9
3
WNW
9
3
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
9
2.2
WNW
9
2.5
WNW
9
3
WNW
9
3
WNW
10
3.5
WNW
10
3.5
WNW
10
3
WNW
10
3
WNW
10
3
WNW
10
3.5
WNW
10
4
WNW
10
3.5
WNW
11
4
WNW
11
4
WNW
11
Energy kJ
673
603
1132
1402
1589
1020
802
1132
1608
1863
2022
2076
1758
1440
1825
2420
2786
2919
4030
3350
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
81
80
80
27
27
18
8
27
81
80
81
79
79
80
80
80
80
426
81
80
79
79
70
27
Best forecast wave conditions in San Mateo
Rating
(10 max)
4
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
8
8
9
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
8
8
9
5
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