Gray Whale Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.56° N 122.52° W

Gray Whale Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gray Whale Cove sea temperature is
16.8° C
2.3° 

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 (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Gray Whale Cove at 8AM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Afternoon (17 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Evening (17 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

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

Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
16
1.3
WNW
8
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
1
WNW
7
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
1.3
WNW
7
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
217
217
217
217
217
217
217
169
169
171
171
176
201
178
173
173
101
153
167
217
220
226
191
164
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
10
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
5
SW
10
WSW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
2:37AM1.94m
2:50PM2.31m
3:44AM1.77m
3:31PM2.26m
5:05AM1.66m
4:17PM2.20m
Low Tide
8:24AM0.90m
9:37PM0.74m
9:03AM1.11m
10:41PM0.73m
9:49AM1.29m
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6:26
6:28
6:28
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8:00
7:59
7:57
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Temp °C
12
12
13
15
16
15
13
12
12
12
13
14
15
14
13
12
13
13
13
16
16
14
13
13
Feels °C
11
12
12
15
14
13
11
10
11
10
12
13
13
12
11
11
12
12
13
15
14
12
11
11
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