Gray Whale Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.56° N 122.52° W

Gray Whale Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Gray Whale Cove sea temperature is
16.0° C
1.7° 

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 (03 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Gray Whale Cove at 2AM is: 2.1m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Afternoon (03 Aug)5ft (1.5m)10s
Evening (03 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
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
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
WNW
10
2
WNW
10
2.1
WNW
10
1.9
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
716
716
800
717
573
512
425
373
312
242
227
188
188
180
127
122
119
96
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
10
S
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
2:07AM1.96m
2:55PM2.22m
3:09AM1.80m
3:31PM2.27m
Low Tide
8:24PM1.03m
8:19AM0.77m
9:22PM0.93m
8:54AM0.96m
10:27PM0.82m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:15
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:16
8:15
8:15
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
12
12
13
16
17
16
14
14
13
13
14
16
17
17
15
14
Feels °C
11
12
11
11
12
14
15
14
13
13
12
12
13
14
15
15
15
13
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