Gray Whale Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.56° N 122.52° W

Gray Whale Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 14 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gray Whale Cove sea temperature is
16.7° C
2.2° 

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 (14 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Gray Whale Cove at 11AM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Afternoon (14 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Evening (14 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
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
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.4
SW
20
0.4
SW
20
0.4
SW
19
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.9
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
149
149
110
106
103
161
155
211
211
207
434
334
314
211
264
371
371
367
367
362
291
242
223
217
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
5
WSW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
5
W
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
11:52PM2.52m
1:00PM2.31m
00:44AM2.35m
1:36PM2.34m
1:38AM2.14m
2:12PM2.34m
Low Tide
6:32AM0.24m
6:49PM0.85m
7:10AM0.44m
7:43PM0.79m
7:47AM0.67m
8:38PM0.76m
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6:24
6:24
6:26
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8:04
8:01
8:00
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Temp °C
14
14
15
16
16
15
14
14
14
13
14
15
15
14
13
13
12
12
13
15
15
15
13
13
Feels °C
14
14
15
15
14
13
13
13
13
12
13
14
13
12
11
11
11
11
13
14
13
13
12
13
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