Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gray Whale Cove today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gray Whale Cove at 1AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Gray Whale Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 151 | 119 | 119 | 96 | 94 | 71 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 68 | 92 | 89 | 61 | 78 | 56 | 59 | 82 | 82 | 82 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:31PM2.27m | 4:28AM1.67m | 4:15PM2.32m | 6:04AM1.61m | 5:09PM2.37m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:27PM0.82m | 9:35AM1.14m | 11:38PM0.67m | 10:29AM1.29m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 151 | 119 | 119 | 96 | 94 | 71 | 60 | 44 | 44 | 42 | 30 | 65 | 62 | 43 | 42 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 27 | 82 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 35 | 34 | 34 | 54 | 33 | 71 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 68 | 92 | 89 | 61 | 78 | 56 | 59 | 82 | 82 | 27 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 36 | 36 | 37 | 35 | 35 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 51 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 69 | 69 | 65 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 69 | 117 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 426 | 64 | 27 | 27 |
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