Gray Whale Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.56° N 122.52° W

Gray Whale Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 29 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Gray Whale Cove sea temperature is
17.3°C
3.4° 

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 (29 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Gray Whale Cove at 5PM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Afternoon (29 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Evening (29 Oct)3ft (0.9m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
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)
2
3
2
1
1
3
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
3
2
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.6
SSW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
273
322
262
266
326
335
353
358
362
362
358
340
322
314
309
309
305
301
301
301
248
208
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
0
ENE
5
W
10
WSW
5
W
5
W
5
SW
5
WSW
5
W
10
WSW
10
W
20
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
W
0
SW
5
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
W
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-on
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
12:57PM2.57m
3:28AM1.94m
1:53PM2.46m
4:37AM1.95m
2:59PM2.32m
Low Tide
6:59AM1.39m
8:25PM0.09m
7:59AM1.46m
9:26PM0.18m
9:15AM1.49m
10:29PM0.28m
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cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
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Temp °C
14
16
17
16
15
15
15
14
14
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
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15
15
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14
Feels °C
13
15
16
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
12
11
11
12
12
12
13
14
13
13
14
13
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