Gray Whale Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.56° N 122.52° W

Gray Whale Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gray Whale Cove sea temperature is
16.8° C
2.3° 

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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Gray Whale Cove at 8AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Afternoon (19 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Evening (19 Aug)2ft (0.6m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WNW
7
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
1.3
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
7
0.6
SSW
14
1.1
WNW
7
1.2
NW
7
0.6
W
12
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
1
WNW
7
1
WNW
7
0.5
SW
14
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.3
SW
18
0.9
WNW
6
0.9
WNW
6
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
104
153
167
217
220
226
193
161
173
157
131
124
147
102
138
138
102
102
99
83
82
56
55
53
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
WSW
5
SSW
10
SW
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
Wind State
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:05AM1.66m
4:17PM2.20m
6:40AM1.64m
5:12PM2.16m
8:03AM1.68m
6:13PM2.16m
Low Tide
9:49AM1.29m
11:49PM0.71m
10:48AM1.42m
00:55AM0.66m
12:02PM1.49m
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6:28
6:28
6:30
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7:57
7:55
7:54
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Temp °C
13
13
13
15
15
15
13
13
13
13
13
15
15
14
13
13
13
13
13
15
15
14
14
13
Feels °C
12
12
13
14
13
13
11
10
11
11
12
13
13
11
10
11
11
11
11
13
12
11
12
11
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