Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gray Whale Cove today (28 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gray Whale Cove at 11PM is: 1.0m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.7m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 18s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Gray Whale Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 600 | 600 | 600 | 587 | 470 | 390 | 390 | 394 | 386 | 386 | 412 | 422 | 402 | 362 | 353 | 444 | 298 | 307 | 447 | 454 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:54AM1.92m | 10:32PM2.46m | 12:25PM1.97m | 11:11PM2.44m | 12:55PM2.02m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:37PM1.34m | 5:43AM0.23m | 5:18PM1.29m | 6:15AM0.26m | 6:01PM1.24m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 600 | 600 | 234 | 354 | 344 | 307 | 291 | 291 | 386 | 386 | 412 | 422 | 402 | 361 | 353 | 306 | 248 | 232 | 344 | 454 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | — | SSE 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 35 | 11 | 600 | 587 | 470 | 390 | 390 | 386 | 11 | 11 | 376 | 367 | 362 | 362 | 318 | 314 | — | 71 | 223 | 188 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 19 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | SSE 15 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SSE 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 7 | 12 | 20 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 11 | — | 42 | 3 | 3 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — |
| kJ | 173 | 178 | — | — | — | — | — | 394 | 291 | 335 | — | — | — | — | — | 444 | 298 | 307 | 447 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 81 | 81 | 80 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 81 | 80 | 79 | 70 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 81 | 80 | 79 | 72 |
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