Gray Whale Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.56° N 122.52° W

Gray Whale Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gray Whale Cove sea temperature is
18.0°C
3.4° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Gray Whale Cove at 4PM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)2ft (0.6m)16s
Afternoon (26 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Evening (26 Aug)4ft (1.2m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

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

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
S
14
1.2
WNW
6
1.5
WNW
7
1.6
NW
7
1.2
WNW
6
1.1
WNW
6
1.3
WNW
6
1.2
WNW
7
1.3
WNW
7
1.4
WNW
7
1.6
WNW
7
1.4
WNW
7
0.6
SW
16
1.3
WNW
7
0.6
SSW
17
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SSW
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
159
203
122
93
114
204
227
121
93
141
129
149
186
242
214
167
172
195
287
299
299
241
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
Wind State
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
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:10AM2.01m
10:14PM2.39m
11:36AM2.08m
10:55PM2.36m
12:01PM2.15m
Low Tide
4:21PM1.19m
5:06AM0.35m
5:01PM1.08m
5:36AM0.41m
5:42PM0.96m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:35
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:47
7:45
7:45
 mm
Temp °C
13
16
17
17
16
16
15
14
15
17
16
16
15
15
14
14
14
15
15
14
14
14
Feels °C
12
15
15
14
14
14
13
12
14
16
13
12
12
13
12
13
13
13
12
10
11
11
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