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Gray Whale Cove Surf Forecast
/ CAL – San Mateo (15 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Gray Whale Cove surfForecast / CAL – San Mateo / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Monday 01 Jun 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Gray Whale Cove surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Gray Whale Cove sea temperature is
14.0° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Gray Whale Cove today (01 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gray Whale Cove at 8PM is: 0.9m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm June 01). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (01 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 18s |
| Evening (01 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Gray Whale Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 1 | Tuesday 2 | Wednesday 3 | Thu 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | |
379 | 455 | 449 | 444 | 434 | 414 | 395 | 381 | 310 | 306 | 302 | 302 | 299 | 295 | 337 | 263 | 353 | 408 | 408 | 389 | 416 | 285 | 717 | 978 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 1:25PM1.91m | 11:43PM2.39m | 2:10PM1.90m | 00:22AM2.34m | 2:57PM1.90m | 1:01AM2.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:55PM1.46m | 7:08AM0.26m | 6:36PM1.49m | 7:49AM0.30m | 7:22PM1.52m | 8:30AM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | 8:27 |
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Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 18 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
 kJ | 325 | 258 | 218 | 218 | 214 | 205 | 184 | 151 | 140 | 140 | 137 | 132 | 214 | 242 | 256 | 191 | 181 | 174 | 169 | 258 | 336 | 285 | 717 | 651 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 19 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 21 | SW 14 | SW 18 | W 10 | SW 18 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 379 | 455 | 449 | 444 | 434 | 414 | 395 | 381 | 310 | 306 | 302 | 302 | 299 | 295 | 248 | 96 | 97 | 183 | 112 | 102 | 258 | 267 | 338 | 608 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | S 16 | S 16 | — | S 15 | S 15 | — | S 15 | SW 22 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 22 | SSW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | SW 18 | W 11 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SSW 15 | — |
| kJ | 52 | 5 | 5 | — | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 42 | 61 | 97 | 13 | 12 | 26 | 80 | 63 | 103 | 258 | 142 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | WNW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 337 | 263 | 353 | 408 | 408 | 389 | 416 | — | — | 978 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 81 | 277 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 2 | 27 | 27 | 81 | 81 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 80 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 27 |
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