Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gray Whale Cove today (23 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gray Whale Cove at 5PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Gray Whale Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 528 | 472 | 491 | 512 | 537 | 537 | 473 | 418 | 352 | 304 | 255 | 232 | 194 | 190 | 154 | 111 | 109 | 107 | 93 | 89 | 88 | 70 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:18AM2.30m | 9:46PM2.04m | 9:45AM2.41m | 10:38PM2.06m | 10:14AM2.52m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:43PM0.70m | 3:31AM0.86m | 4:22PM0.47m | 4:07AM0.97m | 5:04PM0.27m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 528 | 472 | 491 | 512 | 537 | 537 | 473 | 418 | 352 | 304 | 255 | 232 | 194 | 190 | 154 | 111 | 109 | 107 | 81 | 78 | 75 | 47 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 147 | 133 | 175 | 173 | 173 | 127 | 100 | 169 | 164 | 148 | 144 | 144 | 106 | 104 | 104 | 104 | 103 | 102 | 93 | 89 | 88 | 70 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | W 16 | W 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 69 | 70 | 69 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 43 | — | — | — | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 31 | 12 | 12 | — | 5 | 5 | 27 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 8 | 80 | 79 | 79 | 40 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 81 | 2 | 2 |
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