Gray Whale Cove surfForecast / CAL – San Mateo / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Sunday 03 May 2026 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
15.0° C
(Which is 2.9°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 1PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 17s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (03 May)1.5ft (0.5m)17s
Evening (03 May)2.5ft (0.7m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wed
6
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
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
2
0
1
1
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
11
0.5
W
17
0.6
W
16
0.7
W
16
0.8
W
16
0.9
W
15
0.9
W
14
1
W
14
1
W
14
1.1
W
14
1.1
W
13
1
W
13
1
W
13
1
W
13
1
W
13
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
202
256
145
183
251
314
352
338
411
405
494
440
350
345
339
339
260
244
236
189
186
186
152
191
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
15
NW
10
WNW
5
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
SW
10
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
NW
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:34PM1.93m
00:07AM2.35m
2:25PM1.89m
00:43AM2.29m
3:21PM1.85m
1:23AM2.21m
Low Tide
6:45AM0.28m
6:17PM1.40m
7:26AM0.32m
6:56PM1.47m
8:11AM0.38m
7:40PM1.54m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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6:11
6:11
6:09
6:09
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8:00
8:01
8:02
8:04
1
4
3
Temp °C
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
13
11
10
10
11
12
13
13
13
12
12
11
10
10
9
10
11
10
10
11
12
11
10
11
10
9
9
8
9
11
11
11
12
11
11
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
W
15
0.9
W
14
1
W
14
1
W
14
1.1
W
14
1.1
W
13
1
W
13
1
W
13
1
W
13
1
W
13
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.7
WNW
12
0.7
WNW
11
Energy kJ
202
256
140
140
146
146
352
338
411
405
494
440
350
345
339
339
260
244
236
189
186
186
142
135
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
W
18
0.5
W
18
0.5
W
17
0.6
W
16
0.7
W
16
0.8
W
16
0.8
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
8
0.5
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.5
SW
17
0.5
SW
14
0.6
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SW
15
Energy kJ
99
154
145
183
251
314
84
64
35
23
121
124
66
66
66
94
138
97
171
104
104
107
152
191
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
17
0.2
SSW
18
0.1
SW
21
0.1
SW
21
0.1
SW
21
0.1
SW
21
0.1
SW
21
Energy kJ
41
41
61
61
54
55
54
54
54
54
2
2
46
46
46
45
44
77
31
18
18
18
18
18
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
3
4
2
3
2
2
3
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
2
0
2
27
138
235
70
28
27
27
15
240
81
40
40
40
27
0
2
27
27
27
40
0
Best forecast wave conditions in San Mateo
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
2
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
6
5
5
9
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