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Gray Whale Cove Surf Forecast
/ CAL – San Mateo (15 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Gray Whale Cove surfForecast / CAL – San Mateo / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Monday 25 May 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Gray Whale Cove surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Gray Whale Cove sea temperature is
13.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Gray Whale Cove today?
The current surf forecast for Gray Whale Cove at 7PM is: 0.7m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (25 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (25 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Gray Whale Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 25 | Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thu 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 14 | SW 15 | W 13 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 15 | SW 16 | W 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 8 | W 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | |
179 | 232 | 183 | 302 | 305 | 305 | 239 | 245 | 291 | 631 | 3033 | 3068 | 1252 | 933 | 2490 | 2008 | 1595 | 1517 | 1259 | 1092 | 925 | 808 | 716 | 607 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | |
High Tide | 7:16AM1.83m | 7:46PM2.35m | 8:27AM1.81m | 8:20PM2.39m | 9:30AM1.83m | 8:52PM2.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:09PM0.83m | 2:30AM0.75m | 1:54PM0.99m | 3:16AM0.58m | 2:37PM1.13m | 3:56AM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 |
 | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | 8:22 |
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Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | SW 15 | SW 16 | W 15 | WNW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 |
 kJ | 179 | 171 | 166 | 222 | 215 | 192 | 239 | 245 | 291 | 631 | 251 | 251 | 248 | 933 | 2490 | 2008 | 1595 | 1517 | 1259 | 1092 | 925 | 808 | 716 | 607 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | W 21 |
| kJ | 176 | 232 | 183 | 302 | 305 | 305 | 142 | 109 | 248 | 251 | 2 | 2 | 348 | 245 | 236 | 174 | 140 | 140 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 136 | 99 | 320 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | WNW 16 | WNW 12 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | W 24 | W 24 | W 23 | WNW 22 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 48 | 31 | 30 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 87 | 79 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 43 | 90 | 154 | 99 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 96 | 278 | 408 | 3033 | 3068 | 1252 | 766 | 853 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 70 | 80 | 80 | 81 | 83 | 492 | 486 | 83 | 81 | 81 | 8 | 0 | 27 | 81 | 1175 | 83 | 64 | 2 | 0 |
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