Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gray Whale Cove today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Gray Whale Cove at 11AM is: 0.8m 18s primary swell from a West direction and 1.3m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 18s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Gray Whale Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 716 | 619 | 460 | 395 | 498 | 492 | 470 | 322 | 323 | 318 | 396 | 302 | 312 | 510 | 381 | 371 | 367 | 367 | 362 | 358 | 353 | 349 | 335 | 326 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:34AM2.06m | 11:53AM2.44m | 1:25AM1.98m | 12:25PM2.38m | 2:19AM1.90m | 1:01PM2.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:53AM1.11m | 6:49PM0.33m | 6:29AM1.25m | 7:33PM0.37m | 7:07AM1.37m | 8:20PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 17 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 716 | 619 | 460 | 345 | 286 | 235 | 175 | 133 | 124 | 111 | 108 | 100 | 74 | 510 | 381 | 371 | 367 | 367 | 362 | 358 | 353 | 349 | 335 | 326 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 19 | W 19 | SW 16 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 |
| kJ | 605 | 599 | 299 | 395 | 498 | 492 | 470 | 322 | 318 | 318 | 396 | 302 | 268 | 261 | 261 | 261 | 261 | 257 | 239 | 229 | 229 | 229 | 229 | 173 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | 306 | 306 | 314 | 251 | 248 | 232 | 226 | 174 | 323 | 217 | 214 | 214 | 312 | — | 61 | 46 | 42 | 26 | 26 | 44 | 42 | 30 | 16 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 83 | 28 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 80 | 47 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 40 | 8 | 3 |
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