Gray Whale Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.56° N 122.52° W

Gray Whale Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Gray Whale Cove sea temperature is
16.7°C
2.5° 

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 (19 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Gray Whale Cove at 3AM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)5ft (1.5m)12s
Afternoon (19 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (19 Oct)3ft (0.9m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
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
1
0
1
2
0
0
0
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
13
1.5
WNW
12
1.4
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
12
1.1
WNW
11
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
1.1
WNW
14
1.2
WNW
13
1.4
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
603
593
593
774
599
514
437
411
325
425
430
318
318
492
476
531
619
680
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
5
WNW
5
ESE
5
ESE
0
NE
5
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
0
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
7:31AM1.91m
5:52PM1.93m
8:04AM1.99m
6:59PM1.94m
Low Tide
00:12AM0.65m
12:40PM1.48m
1:01AM0.65m
1:37PM1.34m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
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Temp °C
13
13
12
12
12
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
15
16
17
15
15
Feels °C
10
10
9
9
9
11
11
10
11
12
14
13
12
14
14
15
13
15
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