Gray Whale Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.56° N 122.52° W

Gray Whale Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Gray Whale Cove sea temperature is
15.9° C
2.6° 

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 (10 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Gray Whale Cove at 11PM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jul)--
Afternoon (10 Jul)5ft (1.6m)9s
Evening (10 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Mon
13
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
7
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
1.3
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
407
423
251
247
226
181
171
171
171
174
176
199
186
196
239
239
207
202
202
243
284
290
255
207
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
5
WSW
10
SW
5
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
W
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
High Tide
7:30PM2.58m
9:53AM1.81m
8:25PM2.69m
10:46AM1.91m
9:20PM2.77m
Low Tide
1:05PM1.34m
3:03AM0.18m
2:10PM1.38m
3:55AM0.00m
3:12PM1.37m
4:46AM-0.12m
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5:56
5:58
5:58
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8:32
8:31
8:31
8:31
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Temp °C
12
13
12
12
12
12
12
14
15
14
13
13
12
12
13
15
15
14
13
12
12
12
13
14
Feels °C
9
10
9
9
9
10
11
12
13
11
11
12
10
11
12
13
13
12
11
10
11
11
12
12
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