Gray Whale Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.56° N 122.52° W

Gray Whale Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 13 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Gray Whale Cove sea temperature is
17.7°C
2.9° 

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 (13 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Gray Whale Cove at 8AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Sep)2ft (0.6m)14s
Afternoon (13 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Evening (13 Sep)5ft (1.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon morning).

Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
0
0
1
0
1
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
1.3
WNW
6
1.5
WNW
6
1.7
WNW
7
1.9
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
9
1.9
WNW
9
2
WNW
9
1.8
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
9
1.6
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
123
118
114
113
88
97
187
294
403
313
336
320
288
429
549
589
502
423
370
262
228
185
157
157
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
30
WNW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
WNW
10
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
5
W
5
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
00:37AM2.18m
12:42PM2.40m
1:30AM2.03m
1:15PM2.36m
2:26AM1.90m
1:50PM2.29m
Low Tide
6:30AM0.78m
7:16PM0.53m
7:05AM0.98m
8:04PM0.54m
7:41AM1.16m
8:56PM0.58m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:50
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:21
7:19
7:17
 mm
Temp °C
15
14
15
16
16
16
15
14
14
14
15
18
18
16
14
14
14
14
14
16
16
16
14
14
Feels °C
11
10
12
12
11
11
10
10
13
13
15
17
15
13
11
12
12
14
14
15
14
15
13
13
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