Gray Whale Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.56° N 122.52° W

Gray Whale Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Gray Whale Cove sea temperature is
16.1° C
2.6° 

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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Gray Whale Cove at 1PM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.6m 18s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)5ft (1.5m)8s
Afternoon (17 Jul)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (17 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WNW
8
1.6
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
8
1.6
WNW
8
0.6
W
18
1.3
WNW
8
0.6
W
17
0.6
W
16
0.6
W
16
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
W
16
0.6
W
16
0.5
W
16
0.5
W
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
17
0.7
SW
17
0.7
SW
17
0.7
SW
17
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
392
336
298
372
318
216
209
195
185
188
190
190
194
201
206
174
172
119
121
165
241
297
290
291
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
20
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
20
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
W
10
W
5
W
Wind State
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
00:55AM2.50m
2:27PM2.25m
1:51AM2.28m
3:09PM2.29m
2:51AM2.04m
3:51PM2.30m
Low Tide
7:47AM0.17m
8:06PM1.06m
8:29AM0.39m
9:10PM1.00m
9:10AM0.64m
10:17PM0.93m
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6:01
6:01
6:03
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8:30
8:29
8:28
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Temp °C
12
12
12
13
14
13
12
12
12
11
12
14
14
13
12
11
11
11
12
14
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
10
10
10
10
11
9
9
10
11
9
11
12
11
10
10
9
9
9
11
12
11
11
12
13
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