Gray Whale Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.56° N 122.52° W

Gray Whale Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gray Whale Cove sea temperature is
15.7° C
2.3° 

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 (14 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Gray Whale Cove at 2AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (14 Jul)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (14 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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 morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
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)
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
7
1.3
WNW
7
1.3
WNW
7
1.3
WNW
7
1.2
WNW
7
1.2
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
8
1.8
WNW
8
2.1
WNW
8
1.9
WNW
8
2.1
WNW
8
2
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
131
125
133
130
116
116
93
110
127
183
188
172
153
161
191
226
382
572
443
532
515
319
302
302
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
WSW
5
W
10
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
Wind State
on
on
on
glassy
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
10:14PM2.81m
12:19PM2.07m
11:08PM2.78m
1:03PM2.14m
00:01AM2.68m
1:45PM2.20m
Low Tide
5:34AM-0.16m
5:08PM1.25m
6:20AM-0.12m
6:06PM1.19m
7:04AM-0.01m
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
6:00
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:31
8:30
8:30
8:30
 mm
Temp °C
15
14
13
14
15
17
15
16
13
13
12
11
12
14
14
15
14
13
12
12
13
14
14
14
Feels °C
14
13
12
14
14
15
12
12
10
10
10
9
10
12
10
11
10
9
8
8
10
10
10
10
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