Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gray Whale Cove today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gray Whale Cove at 2PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Gray Whale Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | SSW 15 | WNW 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 303 | 272 | 137 | 194 | 191 | 166 | 173 | 214 | 220 | 223 | 220 | 157 | 211 | 211 | 284 | 306 | 472 | 539 | 573 | 596 | 532 | 543 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:30AM2.08m | 7:59PM1.97m | 8:54AM2.18m | 8:53PM2.00m | 9:18AM2.30m | 9:46PM2.04m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:23PM1.15m | 2:21AM0.71m | 3:03PM0.93m | 2:56AM0.77m | 3:43PM0.70m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 303 | 227 | 137 | 135 | 135 | 166 | 173 | 140 | 220 | 223 | 220 | 58 | 119 | 206 | 284 | 306 | 472 | 539 | 573 | 596 | 532 | 543 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 14 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 268 | 272 | 131 | 194 | 191 | 61 | 61 | 214 | 123 | 58 | 57 | 134 | 129 | 107 | 125 | 125 | 147 | 133 | 175 | 173 | 173 | 127 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | SW 22 | SSW 16 | W 12 | NW 9 | W 12 | W 12 | SW 20 | SW 20 | WNW 5 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 14 | 18 | 105 | 44 | 27 | 69 | 70 | 97 | 97 | 7 | 95 | 157 | 211 | 211 | 124 | 121 | 69 | 70 | 70 | 44 | 44 | 43 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 8 | 27 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 40 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 40 | 27 | 24 | 0 | 30 | 80 | 79 | 8 |
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