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Gray Whale Cove surfForecast / CAL – San Mateo / USA
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Gray Whale Cove surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Gray Whale Cove sea temperature is
15.1° C
(Which is 3.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Gray Whale Cove today?
The current surf forecast for Gray Whale Cove at 7PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (02 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (02 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Gray Whale Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 2 | Sunday 3 | Monday 4 | Tue 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 8 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 9 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | |
190 | 444 | 368 | 280 | 124 | 270 | 260 | 256 | 145 | 183 | 251 | 314 | 352 | 338 | 411 | 417 | 494 | 440 | 350 | 345 | 339 | 339 | 260 | 244 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | on | on | |
High Tide | 12:47PM1.97m | 11:33PM2.40m | 1:34PM1.93m | 00:07AM2.35m | 2:25PM1.89m | 00:43AM2.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:41PM1.31m | 6:45AM0.28m | 6:17PM1.40m | 7:26AM0.32m | 6:56PM1.47m | 8:11AM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | |
— | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 9 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
190 | 444 | 368 | 280 | 124 | 270 | 260 | 256 | 124 | 113 | 146 | 146 | 352 | 338 | 411 | 417 | 494 | 440 | 350 | 345 | 339 | 339 | 260 | 244 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 16 | W 11 | SW 16 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 14 |
104 | 12 | 12 | 26 | 91 | 41 | 99 | 154 | 145 | 183 | 251 | 314 | 84 | 82 | 35 | 34 | 121 | 124 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 94 | 138 | 97 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | S 10 | SW 12 | W 20 | SSW 16 | W 19 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 17 |
12 | 2 | 6 | 30 | 25 | 65 | 41 | 41 | 61 | 61 | 54 | 55 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 2 | 2 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 34 | 77 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 64 | 205 | 81 | 81 | 80 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 27 | 27 | 117 | 235 | 81 | 70 | 80 | 27 | 47 | 27 | 81 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 15 | 8 |
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