Gray Whale Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.56° N 122.52° W

Gray Whale Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 21 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gray Whale Cove sea temperature is
16.9°C
2.1° 

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 (21 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Gray Whale Cove at 1PM is: 0.7m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)17s
Afternoon (21 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)17s
Evening (21 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
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
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
2
2
2
3
3
1
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
17
0.7
SW
17
0.7
SW
17
0.7
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
0.7
SW
17
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
1.5
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
8
2.1
WNW
9
2.1
WNW
9
1.9
WNW
9
1.8
WNW
9
1.6
WNW
9
1.6
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
287
283
283
283
346
346
346
280
260
251
248
274
270
675
705
633
561
424
443
502
410
411
Wind (km/h)
10
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
15
W
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SW
15
W
20
WNW
15
NW
10
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
SE
5
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
8:59AM1.89m
7:34PM2.12m
9:27AM1.97m
8:25PM2.17m
9:52AM2.05m
9:12PM2.21m
Low Tide
1:56PM1.41m
2:41AM0.52m
2:42PM1.29m
3:16AM0.50m
3:24PM1.13m
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clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:56
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:08
7:07
7:05
 mm
Temp °C
14
14
15
14
14
13
14
13
13
15
15
14
14
14
13
13
14
17
20
17
15
14
Feels °C
12
12
13
12
13
11
13
12
12
14
13
11
12
13
12
13
14
17
18
14
14
13
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