Gray Whale Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.56° N 122.52° W

Gray Whale Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Gray Whale Cove sea temperature is
17.6° 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 (11 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Gray Whale Cove at 10AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Afternoon (11 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (11 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
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
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
9
1
WNW
9
1
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
151
180
194
168
172
184
151
154
237
268
257
212
190
199
190
181
172
172
206
206
202
180
171
147
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
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
11:09AM2.07m
10:08PM2.70m
11:47AM2.17m
11:01PM2.64m
12:24PM2.25m
Low Tide
4:28AM-0.01m
4:09PM1.18m
5:12AM-0.00m
5:03PM1.06m
5:53AM0.09m
5:56PM0.95m
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6:22
6:22
6:22
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8:07
8:06
8:05
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Temp °C
12
12
12
14
15
14
13
13
14
13
14
15
16
15
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
14
14
14
Feels °C
11
10
10
12
13
11
11
12
12
11
12
13
14
12
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
10
12
13
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