Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gray Whale Cove today (10 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gray Whale Cove at 10AM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 2.2m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (10 Oct) | 8ft (2.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (10 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Gray Whale Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 522 | 598 | 1125 | 1205 | 1102 | 1124 | 1461 | 1153 | 1086 | 1050 | 853 | 806 | 1238 | 822 | 920 | 908 | 823 | 718 | 561 | 411 | 498 | 492 | 470 | 322 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:52AM2.47m | 11:45PM2.13m | 11:22AM2.47m | 00:34AM2.06m | 11:53AM2.44m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:43AM0.80m | 5:27PM0.40m | 5:18AM0.96m | 6:08PM0.33m | 5:53AM1.11m | 6:49PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 522 | 598 | 815 | 906 | 817 | 817 | 1108 | 1153 | 1086 | 1050 | 853 | 806 | 822 | 822 | 920 | 908 | 823 | 718 | 561 | 411 | 338 | 263 | 218 | 164 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | W 21 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | W 19 | W 19 | SW 16 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 |
| kJ | 272 | 268 | 268 | 211 | 167 | 169 | 209 | 252 | 449 | 366 | 222 | 211 | 449 | 334 | 330 | 371 | 605 | 475 | 255 | 395 | 498 | 492 | 470 | 322 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 17 | W 24 | W 17 | W 16 | SW 16 | W 21 | WNW 20 | W 19 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 251 | 251 | 183 | 162 | 155 | 211 | 130 | 100 | 95 | 401 | 90 | 85 | 214 | 449 | 133 | 273 | 371 | 306 | 235 | 255 | 248 | 232 | 226 | 174 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1125 | 1205 | 1102 | 1124 | 1461 | — | — | — | — | — | 1238 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 81 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 726 | 83 | 81 | 80 | 80 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 64 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 426 | 40 | 8 |
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