Gray Whale Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.56° N 122.52° W

Gray Whale Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gray Whale Cove sea temperature is
16.6° C
2.2° 

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 (07 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 19s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 19s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Gray Whale Cove at 9PM is: 0.5m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)--
Afternoon (07 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)19s
Evening (07 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)19s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
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
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
19
0.5
SW
19
0.5
SW
19
0.4
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
17
0.5
SW
17
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
17
0.5
SW
16
1
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.6
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
93
181
177
69
133
142
148
150
150
147
129
125
217
434
428
428
428
370
385
426
Wind (km/h)
15
W
20
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
W
10
W
15
W
20
W
15
WNW
10
WSW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
6:10PM2.44m
8:51AM1.75m
7:14PM2.53m
9:44AM1.86m
8:16PM2.62m
Low Tide
11:39AM1.40m
1:53AM0.33m
12:57PM1.44m
2:50AM0.17m
2:09PM1.39m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:12
8:10
8:09
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
12
12
12
12
13
15
16
15
14
14
14
14
14
16
16
15
14
14
Feels °C
10
10
10
10
11
11
12
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
15
14
12
12
13
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