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Gray Whale Cove surfForecast / CAL – San Mateo / USA
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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
14.9° 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 6AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (25 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (25 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Gray Whale Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 8 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 15 | W 14 | W 15 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | |
84 | 237 | 176 | 173 | 167 | 133 | 133 | 104 | 103 | 113 | 124 | 178 | 176 | 170 | 150 | 146 | 199 | 196 | 195 | 176 | 168 | 298 | 294 | 165 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 7:14PM2.09m | 6:14AM2.09m | 7:58PM2.19m | 7:29AM2.04m | 8:35PM2.27m | 8:34AM2.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:44AM1.31m | 1:06PM0.48m | 1:52AM1.12m | 1:56PM0.59m | 2:46AM0.92m | 2:39PM0.71m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | |
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Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 15 | W 14 | W 15 | W 16 | W 16 | W 5 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 |
73 | 237 | 176 | 173 | 167 | 133 | 133 | 104 | 103 | 113 | 124 | 178 | 23 | 170 | 150 | 146 | 199 | 196 | 195 | 176 | 168 | 298 | 294 | 165 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | SSW 13 | NW 10 | SSW 13 | W 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 8 | WNW 4 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WSW 16 |
72 | 82 | 52 | 72 | 69 | 67 | 67 | 44 | 43 | 34 | 23 | 33 | 176 | 29 | 29 | 14 | 14 | 25 | 18 | 49 | 12 | 28 | 14 | 26 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | W 16 | W 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NW 9 | SSW 13 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | NW 8 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | SSW 11 |
84 | 80 | 78 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 44 | 34 | 34 | 21 | 34 | 11 | 18 | 10 | 20 | 33 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 10 | 35 | 22 | 12 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | W 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 8 | WNW 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 44 | 34 | 40 | 40 | 29 | — | — | — | 65 | 79 | 95 | 10 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 80 | 40 | 70 | 40 | 27 | 64 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 27 | 27 | 94 | 81 | 1214 | 70 | 55 | 40 | 47 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 81 |
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