Gray Whale Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.56° N 122.52° W

Gray Whale Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gray Whale Cove sea temperature is
15.5° C
1.9° 

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 (20 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Gray Whale Cove at 8AM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)2ft (0.6m)16s
Afternoon (20 Jul)2ft (0.6m)16s
Evening (20 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.6
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.8
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
261
167
163
196
193
196
242
251
251
123
204
303
312
316
211
174
148
148
188
242
232
197
200
206
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSE
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
5
W
Wind State
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
4:00AM1.82m
4:34PM2.30m
5:21AM1.68m
5:18PM2.28m
6:52AM1.62m
6:04PM2.27m
Low Tide
9:52AM0.88m
11:26PM0.84m
10:37AM1.10m
00:33AM0.75m
11:29AM1.27m
cloud
cloud
cloud
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cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:03
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:28
8:27
8:25
 mm
Temp °C
13
14
14
16
15
15
14
13
13
13
14
16
17
17
15
14
15
15
17
18
18
18
16
15
Feels °C
13
14
14
16
13
13
13
11
12
12
13
14
15
15
14
13
14
14
16
17
16
17
15
15
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