Gray Whale Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.56° N 122.52° W

Gray Whale Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gray Whale Cove sea temperature is
16.0° C
1.7° 

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 (04 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Gray Whale Cove at 12AM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)--
Afternoon (04 Aug)5ft (1.5m)10s
Evening (04 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
9
1
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
425
373
318
289
237
227
184
176
151
122
119
96
94
71
70
70
70
70
68
92
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:55PM2.22m
3:09AM1.80m
3:31PM2.27m
4:28AM1.67m
4:15PM2.32m
Low Tide
9:22PM0.93m
8:54AM0.96m
10:27PM0.82m
9:35AM1.14m
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:15
8:15
8:14
 mm
Temp °C
16
15
14
14
13
13
14
16
16
17
15
14
14
14
14
16
17
16
14
14
Feels °C
14
13
13
13
12
12
13
14
14
16
14
13
13
13
13
15
16
14
13
14
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