Gray Whale Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.56° N 122.52° W

Gray Whale Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gray Whale Cove sea temperature is
17.8°C
3.2° 

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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Gray Whale Cove at 4PM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Afternoon (27 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (27 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WNW
6
1.1
WNW
7
1.1
WNW
7
1.2
WNW
6
1.3
WNW
7
1.3
WNW
7
1.3
WNW
7
0.6
SW
16
0.5
SW
17
0.6
SSW
17
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SSW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.7
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
1
SW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SW
17
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
1.8
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
93
99
99
121
153
168
163
159
140
195
287
248
299
290
319
449
607
534
439
395
376
392
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
SW
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
11:36AM2.08m
10:55PM2.36m
12:01PM2.15m
11:38PM2.29m
12:27PM2.22m
Low Tide
5:06AM0.35m
5:01PM1.08m
5:36AM0.41m
5:42PM0.96m
6:06AM0.52m
6:25PM0.85m
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clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:45
7:45
7:43
 mm
Temp °C
14
16
16
15
15
14
14
14
14
15
16
15
13
13
13
13
13
15
15
15
14
14
Feels °C
13
15
13
13
12
12
12
13
14
14
14
12
10
10
10
12
12
13
12
11
11
11
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