Gray Whale Cove surfForecast / CAL – San Mateo / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Thursday 14 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
14.1° C
(Which is 1.9°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 5AM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 2.5m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 May)7ft (2.2m)9s
Afternoon (15 May)8ft (2.4m)9s
Evening (15 May)10ft (3.0m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Fri morning, strong winds from the NW by Sat afternoon).

Thu
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
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
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
WNW
9
2.5
WNW
9
3
WNW
9
3
WNW
10
2.2
WNW
9
2.5
WNW
9
2.2
WNW
9
2.5
WNW
9
3
WNW
9
3
WNW
10
3
WNW
10
3.5
WNW
10
3
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
10
3
WNW
9
3.5
WNW
10
4
WNW
10
3.5
WNW
10
4
WNW
11
4
WNW
11
3
WNW
11
3.5
WNW
11
3
WNW
11
3
WNW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
778
1012
1433
1576
856
1020
737
1132
1513
1825
1825
1981
1623
1348
1750
2371
2787
2864
4030
3592
2090
2947
1992
2108
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
NW
30
NW
35
NW
40
NW
40
NW
40
NW
45
NW
35
NW
40
NW
45
NW
50
NW
50
NW
40
NW
30
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
25
NW
30
NW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:22PM2.60m
10:52AM2.00m
10:00PM2.70m
11:50AM2.03m
10:43PM2.77m
12:47PM2.04m
Low Tide
4:23AM0.20m
3:53PM1.15m
5:10AM0.00m
4:40PM1.24m
6:00AM-0.12m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:00
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:10
8:12
8:13
8:14
Temp °C
10
11
11
10
12
13
13
13
12
11
11
11
11
13
13
12
11
11
11
10
11
14
14
14
6
7
7
6
9
9
7
6
4
2
2
2
3
5
4
2
1
3
4
4
6
10
8
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
WNW
9
2.5
WNW
9
2.5
WNW
9
2.5
WNW
9
2.2
WNW
9
2
WNW
9
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.6
W
15
0.5
W
15
0.5
SW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
3.5
WNW
11
3
WNW
11
3
WNW
11
3
WNW
11
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
13
Energy kJ
778
1012
1114
1057
856
666
148
146
146
148
154
116
150
106
103
82
82
81
2667
2373
2090
1950
46
46
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.3
W
17
0.4
W
16
0.4
W
16
0.5
W
16
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.1
S
20
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
20
0.1
S
20
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.1
SW
18
0.2
SSW
18
Energy kJ
173
169
166
162
156
152
49
82
81
119
109
104
7
15
15
7
81
81
51
49
12
31
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
20
0.1
W
20
0.1
W
19
0.2
W
18
0.2
W
18
0.2
W
18
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
20
0.1
SW
18
Energy kJ
8
7
7
25
25
25
2
7
7
12
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WNW
9
3
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
9
2.2
WNW
9
2.5
WNW
9
3
WNW
9
3
WNW
10
3
WNW
10
3.5
WNW
10
3
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
10
3
WNW
9
3.5
WNW
10
4
WNW
10
3.5
WNW
10
4
WNW
11
4
WNW
11
3.5
WNW
11
3
WNW
11
3
WNW
11
Energy kJ
1433
1576
1020
737
1132
1513
1825
1825
1981
1623
1348
1750
2371
2787
2864
4030
3592
2947
1992
2108
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
4
4
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
4
4
4
4
7
4
4
Distance (km)
80
27
27
18
8
27
81
80
80
79
79
79
80
80
83
83
83
80
79
79
80
18
80
80
Best forecast wave conditions in San Mateo
Rating
(10 max)
4
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
8
8
9
7
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
8
8
9
5
4
4
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