Gray Whale Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.56° N 122.52° W

Gray Whale Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Gray Whale Cove sea temperature is
17.4°C
3.6° 

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 (03 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Gray Whale Cove at 6AM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am November 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)16s
Afternoon (03 Nov)4ft (1.2m)16s
Evening (03 Nov)5ft (1.6m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Fri
6
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
0
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
3
4
4
5
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
W
17
1.3
W
17
1.3
W
16
1.3
W
16
1.5
W
16
1.2
W
16
1.2
W
15
1.6
W
11
1.7
W
11
2
W
14
2
W
14
1.9
W
13
1.8
W
13
1.7
W
13
1.7
W
12
1.7
W
12
1.6
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
7
0.6
W
16
1
W
15
1.2
W
14
1.4
W
13
1.8
WNW
13
1.9
WNW
13
1.6
W
14
2.3
W
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1174
952
864
843
1106
701
674
584
657
1620
1563
1237
1057
900
855
841
730
209
136
170
434
565
694
1162
1308
1014
3348
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
20
S
25
S
30
S
25
SW
15
SSW
10
SE
10
ENE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
20
NW
10
N
5
NE
5
N
10
N
10
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NW
5
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:23AM2.21m
5:58PM2.01m
7:02AM2.32m
7:09PM1.99m
7:37AM2.40m
8:12PM1.99m
Low Tide
11:30PM0.48m
12:22PM1.10m
00:22AM0.60m
1:20PM0.87m
1:09AM0.73m
2:09PM0.65m
1:51AM0.87m
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clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
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clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
15
15
14
14
17
16
15
15
14
13
13
15
16
16
15
15
14
14
14
16
18
16
14
14
15
15
15
Feels °C
13
12
10
9
13
14
14
14
12
10
10
12
13
12
11
12
12
13
13
14
16
13
12
13
15
14
13
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