Gray Whale Cove surfForecast / CAL – San Mateo / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Saturday 12 Jul 2025 PDT
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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
15.1° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Gray Whale Cove today?

The current surf forecast for Gray Whale Cove at 7AM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Afternoon (12 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (12 Jul)4ft (1.2m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.1
WNW
1
WNW
1
WNW
1
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
1
WNW
1
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.1
WNW
0.6
SSW
1.1
WNW
1.1
WNW
1
WNW
1
WNW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.9
WNW
0.6
SSW
0.8
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
Period(s) (?)101010101010101010111111101010101010101010101010101111111110101010999918101010101616161610151010101010151515141699
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)475532487446431432389389354381383413366314314342302277247251248263266284359367486526607532618521516415382379366474467429382345339343343312367264276323276273239249228239214179162161
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SSW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
15
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrossglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
onononcross-
on
ononcross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:34PM
2.50
1:42PM
1.99
12:16AM
2.44
2:16PM
2.05
1:03AM
2.32
2:51PM
2.12
1:55AM
2.16
3:26PM
2.19
2:56AM
1.97
4:05PM
2.27
4:12AM
1.80
4:47PM
2.35
5:41AM
1.69
5:34PM
2.42
7:16AM
1.67
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:51AM
0.14
6:29PM
1.36
7:27AM
0.21
7:21PM
1.31
8:03AM
0.32
8:19PM
1.23
8:40AM
0.48
9:23PM
1.11
9:19AM
0.67
10:32PM
0.96
10:02AM
0.88
11:44PM
0.77
10:52AM
1.08
12:52AM
0.57
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunrise--5:58-------5:58-------5:58-------6:00-------6:01-------6:01-------6:01-------6:03-
Sunset------8:31-------8:31-------8:30-------8:30-------8:30-------8:30-------8:29-----
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C121212141413121212111214151413121212131616151313121213141413121212121313141414131413141515151413121213141414121111101113
Feels °C (?)101010121110101010911121312121111121215141312121010111111991011101111121212111212121312121212111212121111109109911
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