Gray Whale Cove surfForecast / CAL – San Mateo / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Sunday 19 Oct 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
16.2° C
(Which is 2.0°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 11PM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)--
Afternoon (19 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (19 Oct)3ft (0.9m)13s

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

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Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
0
3
4
4
4
4
2
3
4
4
2
3
3
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
WNW
1.1
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.7
WNW
1.5
WNW
2
WNW
2
WNW
2
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
0.9
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.6
W
1.8
W
1.7
W
Period(s) (?)141313131813161514141313131212121212201918181716
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4714442862253267221943179815911380105793191773053043744445364013141259159118871477
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
0
WNW
5
E
10
ENE
5
NE
5
NNE
10
NW
5
NW
0
WNW
5
S
5
S
0
SE
5
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
10
S
15
S
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassoffcross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscrossglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:35PM
2.07
10:25AM
2.37
11:21PM
2.05
10:51AM
2.38
12:05AM
2.02
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:27PM
0.61
4:18AM
0.91
5:02PM
0.49
4:49AM
1.03
5:38PM
0.40
5:21AM
1.16
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise------7:22-------7:22-------7:24-
Sunset-6:27-------6:25-------6:24------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C151414131314162022201919171617181716161514141415
Feels °C (?)141212111313141921181819161517171514151413131314
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for CAL - San Mateo

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Gray Whale Cove (calm at Pacifica 3 km from Gray Whale Cove). 1.2m 7s swell from the WNW with a 0.5m 13s groundswell, also from the WNW and a 0.3m 15s groundswell, also from the SW. 3 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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