
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gray Whale Cove today (13 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Nov, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Nov, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 19s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Gray Whale Cove at 2AM is: 2.4m 15s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm November 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Nov) | 7ft (2.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (13 Nov) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (13 Nov) | 15ft (4.5m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Gray Whale Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu night, min 13°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Fri morning, calm by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 12 | Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sun 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 15 | WSW 15 | W 16 | W 19 | W 19 | W 19 | W 19 | W 18 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
2609 | 2478 | 2445 | 2629 | 2358 | 1626 | 1373 | 3715 | 4968 | 13133 | 19147 | 18418 | 15974 | 12587 | 10478 | 8829 | 6309 | 5017 | 3693 | 2612 | 1941 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | on | on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:01AM1.88m | 12:07PM2.23m | 2:58AM1.87m | 12:52PM2.12m | 3:55AM1.88m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:53PM0.34m | 6:27AM1.52m | 7:40PM0.42m | 7:21AM1.56m | 8:28PM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 13 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 15 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 15 | WSW 15 | W 16 | W 19 | W 19 | W 19 | W 19 | W 18 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 |
2609 | 2478 | 2445 | 2629 | 2358 | 1626 | 1373 | 3715 | 4968 | 13133 | 19147 | 18418 | 15974 | 12587 | 10478 | 8829 | 6309 | 5017 | 3693 | 2612 | 1941 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | — | S 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
45 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 68 | — | 150 | 125 | 124 | 98 | 60 | 88 | 86 | 85 | 54 | 82 | 81 | 81 | 80 | 197 | 105 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | — | — | SSW 16 | W 26 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | — | SW 13 |
80 | 80 | 78 | 75 | — | — | 102 | 13 | 14 | 28 | 14 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 31 | 62 | 62 | 61 | 61 | — | 45 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 5 | SW 7 | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
32 | 62 | 94 | 49 | 92 | 481 | 471 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 105 | 452 | 117 | 106 | 950 | 726 | 81 | 80 | 80 | 53 | 27 | 24 | 2 | 27 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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