Gray Whale Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.56° N 122.52° W

Gray Whale Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 13 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gray Whale Cove sea temperature is
16.0°C
1.6° 

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 (13 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Gray Whale Cove at 9AM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Oct)3ft (0.9m)16s
Afternoon (13 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)18s
Evening (13 Oct)3ft (0.9m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
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)
3
2
3
3
2
0
0
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
W
16
0.8
W
16
0.9
W
16
0.8
W
15
0.7
SW
18
0.9
SSW
17
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.8
SSW
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
0.7
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
323
318
396
302
312
510
381
371
367
367
362
358
353
349
335
326
283
223
223
226
226
223
223
220
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
N
10
NE
10
NNE
15
N
25
NW
15
NW
5
WNW
5
W
5
W
0
ESE
0
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NNE
20
NW
15
NNW
5
NW
Wind State
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
1:25AM1.98m
12:25PM2.38m
2:19AM1.90m
1:01PM2.29m
3:19AM1.83m
1:41PM2.20m
Low Tide
6:29AM1.25m
7:33PM0.37m
7:07AM1.37m
8:20PM0.44m
7:50AM1.47m
9:13PM0.52m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
13
13
13
17
20
16
13
13
13
13
13
17
18
17
15
15
15
15
18
22
26
23
20
18
Feels °C
13
12
12
14
15
11
10
12
12
13
12
16
16
14
13
13
14
13
14
18
21
18
16
16
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