Gray Whale Cove Surf Break

Gray Whale Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.56° N 122.52° W

Issued: 4 pm 10 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Gray Whale Cove sea temperature is
13.6° C

1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year

Gray Whale Cove surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Gray Whale Cove today (11 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Gray Whale Cove at 12AM is: 2.3m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm June 10). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jun)6ft (1.8m)10s
Afternoon (11 Jun)5ft (1.6m)10s
Evening (11 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)10s

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

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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
Sat
13
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
3
3
4
4
3
2
1
0
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
10
2.3
WNW
10
2.3
WNW
10
2.2
WNW
10
2
WNW
10
1.8
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.9
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
957
1093
990
1011
923
788
612
550
491
416
365
365
358
358
305
242
248
201
183
175
163
179
210
218
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
20
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
5
W
5
N
5
N
5
WNW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
S
10
S
10
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
7:21PM2.42m
8:46AM1.77m
8:02PM2.56m
9:52AM1.85m
8:46PM2.68m
10:52AM1.92m
Low Tide
12:46PM1.05m
2:28AM0.54m
1:38PM1.17m
3:18AM0.27m
2:31PM1.26m
4:08AM0.04m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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5:48
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5:48
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5:48
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8:30
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8:30
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8:30
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8:31
 mm
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—
—
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Temp °C
16
14
13
12
13
16
19
22
17
16
15
14
13
13
15
16
16
15
14
13
13
12
13
14
Feels °C
12
10
11
11
12
15
18
20
15
13
14
12
11
11
14
14
14
13
13
12
12
10
12
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
WNW
10
2
WNW
10
2.3
WNW
10
2.3
WNW
10
2.2
WNW
10
2
WNW
10
1.8
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
Energy kJ
637
741
990
1011
923
788
612
550
491
416
365
365
358
358
305
242
248
201
166
166
163
179
210
218
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
18
1
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
Energy kJ
637
576
432
407
326
326
397
397
392
314
263
188
186
186
236
236
239
183
183
175
120
118
116
116
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
16
0.2
W
16
0.1
W
16
—
—
—
0.2
W
15
0.2
W
15
0.1
W
15
—
0.1
S
22
0.1
S
22
0.1
S
21
0.1
SW
21
0.1
SW
21
0.2
SSW
20
0.2
SSW
20
0.2
SSW
20
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
Energy kJ
20
20
5
—
—
—
17
17
4
—
9
9
9
18
17
40
38
37
94
94
93
128
124
124
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
10
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—
—
—
—
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Energy kJ
957
1093
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—
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—
—
—
—
—
—
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