Gray Whale Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.56° N 122.52° W

Issued: 10 pm 15 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Gray Whale Cove sea temperature is
13.8° C

1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (16 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 20s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 19s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 19s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Gray Whale Cove at 5AM is: 0.6m 21s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm June 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jun)2ft (0.6m)20s
Afternoon (16 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)19s
Evening (16 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)19s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
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
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
21
0.7
SW
21
0.7
SW
21
0.6
SW
21
0.6
SW
21
0.7
SW
20
0.8
SW
19
1
SW
19
1
SW
19
0.8
SW
19
0.8
SW
19
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
445
445
445
285
277
373
531
723
723
526
520
405
447
442
437
516
516
510
423
389
375
366
310
427
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
5
W
5
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:16PM2.82m
1:31PM2.07m
00:10AM2.74m
2:22PM2.11m
1:06AM2.59m
3:12PM2.15m
Low Tide
5:16PM1.35m
6:39AM-0.20m
6:14PM1.34m
7:29AM-0.12m
7:16PM1.32m
8:18AM0.02m
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part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:48
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:31
8:32
8:32
8:32
 mm
Temp °C
11
11
11
11
12
14
15
15
14
13
14
13
14
15
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
Feels °C
9
9
10
10
11
12
13
13
13
12
13
12
13
13
11
12
11
11
11
11
10
11
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
21
0.7
SW
21
0.7
SW
21
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
SW
21
0.7
SW
20
0.8
SW
19
1
SW
19
1
SW
19
0.8
SW
19
0.8
SW
19
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
16
0.8
W
11
0.8
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
Energy kJ
445
445
445
158
277
373
531
723
723
526
520
405
447
442
437
516
516
510
423
389
375
154
310
427
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
SW
21
0.5
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
11
0.8
SW
16
0.8
WNW
11
0.7
WNW
11
Energy kJ
178
163
158
285
102
118
101
118
118
54
54
71
71
90
108
106
103
82
80
128
161
366
138
105
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WNW
10
0.5
WNW
9
0.5
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
8
0.5
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
9
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.6
S
13
Energy kJ
52
47
46
26
32
38
22
52
32
116
99
98
98
57
81
26
26
28
57
63
61
64
66
125
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
3
0.5
SSW
4
Energy kJ
5
7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
2
2
1
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
Distance (km)
28
27
15
15
0
27
138
303
2
2
2
2
2
100
100
69
2
2
2
2
27
100
100
138
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
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Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
7
5
4
4
5
5
9
9
7
6
5
6
6
5
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