Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gray Whale Cove today (30 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gray Whale Cove at 9PM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Gray Whale Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 495 | 443 | 495 | 377 | 368 | 367 | 359 | 315 | 280 | 305 | 291 | 251 | 210 | 179 | 172 | 175 | 175 | 163 | 163 | 163 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 1:21PM2.47m | 3:28AM1.83m | 2:11PM2.41m | 4:50AM1.80m | 3:13PM2.34m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:39PM0.32m | 8:03AM1.38m | 9:44PM0.34m | 9:07AM1.48m | 10:55PM0.36m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 |
Feels °C | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 495 | 443 | 495 | 377 | 368 | 367 | 359 | 315 | 280 | 305 | 291 | 251 | 210 | 179 | 172 | 175 | 175 | 148 | 145 | 142 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 149 | 143 | 137 | 103 | 73 | 73 | 72 | 70 | 96 | 67 | 62 | 63 | 102 | 98 | 95 | 94 | 93 | 163 | 163 | 163 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 18 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 15 | 15 | 81 | 50 | 49 | 50 | 81 | 50 | 50 | 108 | 106 | 104 | 61 | 61 | 44 | 43 | 42 | 10 | 23 | 23 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 15 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 8 | 0 |
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