Gray Whale Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.56° N 122.52° W

Gray Whale Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gray Whale Cove sea temperature is
16.7° C
2.8° 

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 (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 24s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 24s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 24s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Gray Whale Cove at 4PM is: 0.6m 24s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)24s
Afternoon (24 Jul)2ft (0.6m)24s
Evening (24 Jul)2ft (0.6m)24s

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


Short Range Forecast

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

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
24
0.6
SW
24
0.7
SW
24
0.6
SW
24
0.6
SW
24
0.5
SW
24
0.6
SW
22
0.8
SW
21
0.9
SW
21
0.9
SW
21
0.8
SW
21
0.7
SW
21
0.7
SW
21
0.8
SW
20
0.9
SW
20
0.9
SW
20
0.9
SW
19
0.9
SW
19
0.8
SW
19
0.8
SW
19
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
208
448
541
444
347
271
298
548
763
763
548
445
424
455
634
634
627
627
450
441
457
379
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:21AM1.72m
7:41PM2.29m
10:09AM1.78m
8:27PM2.34m
10:48AM1.83m
9:11PM2.39m
Low Tide
1:31PM1.44m
3:13AM0.45m
2:26PM1.45m
3:54AM0.37m
3:13PM1.43m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:07
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:24
8:23
8:22
 mm
Temp °C
14
15
16
16
14
14
14
14
14
15
16
16
15
15
14
14
14
15
16
16
15
14
Feels °C
12
12
13
13
11
11
12
11
11
12
13
13
12
13
12
13
12
13
13
13
12
11
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