Gray Whale Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.56° N 122.52° W

Gray Whale Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Gray Whale Cove sea temperature is
17.5° C
3.1° 

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 (13 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Gray Whale Cove at 9PM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)--
Afternoon (13 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (13 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 16°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
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
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.4
SW
20
0.4
SW
20
0.4
SW
19
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.9
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
146
149
149
147
149
149
110
106
103
161
155
211
211
207
434
334
314
211
264
371
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
12:24PM2.25m
11:52PM2.52m
1:00PM2.31m
00:44AM2.35m
1:36PM2.34m
Low Tide
5:56PM0.95m
6:32AM0.24m
6:49PM0.85m
7:10AM0.44m
7:43PM0.79m
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6:24
6:24
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8:05
8:04
8:01
 mm
Temp °C
15
14
14
14
15
14
15
16
16
15
14
14
14
13
14
15
15
14
13
12
Feels °C
12
11
13
13
15
14
15
15
14
13
12
12
12
12
14
14
13
12
11
10
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