Gray Whale Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.56° N 122.52° W

Gray Whale Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gray Whale Cove sea temperature is
16.6°C
1.7° 

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 (28 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Gray Whale Cove at 1PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (28 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (28 Sep)5ft (1.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
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)
1
1
0
0
1
2
3
3
3
2
1
0
2
3
2
3
3
3
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
9
1.6
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
8
1.9
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
2.1
WNW
10
2.3
WNW
9
2.1
WNW
9
1.9
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
217
270
262
409
433
422
432
453
396
232
697
363
768
904
721
619
474
485
506
517
517
506
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
5
WNW
5
W
5
NW
5
NNW
10
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
10
WNW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
SSW
5
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
12:04PM2.46m
1:16AM2.01m
12:40PM2.48m
2:17AM1.92m
1:21PM2.47m
Low Tide
5:57AM0.94m
6:51PM0.37m
6:33AM1.10m
7:42PM0.32m
7:14AM1.24m
8:39PM0.32m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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6:58
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6:55
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6:54
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Temp °C
13
15
15
14
13
13
13
14
15
19
18
16
15
15
14
14
15
19
19
16
14
13
Feels °C
12
14
12
10
10
12
13
14
14
18
15
13
14
15
14
14
15
19
17
14
13
13
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