Gray Whale Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.56° N 122.52° W

Gray Whale Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 31 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gray Whale Cove sea temperature is
17.1°C
3.1° 

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 (31 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Gray Whale Cove at 8AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 31). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Oct)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (31 Oct)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (31 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
2
0
0
1
1
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
2
2
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.7
SW
17
0.7
W
21
0.9
W
20
1
W
20
1.2
W
19
1.3
W
18
1.3
W
18
1.4
W
18
1.4
W
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
309
309
305
301
301
301
248
208
508
508
508
447
441
425
393
302
432
624
753
1026
1111
1063
1201
1169
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
W
15
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
W
5
W
10
ENE
10
N
15
NW
15
NW
25
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
0
ESE
10
ESE
5
SE
5
WSW
5
W
10
W
5
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
glassy
High Tide
4:37AM1.95m
2:59PM2.32m
5:42AM2.01m
4:16PM2.18m
6:37AM2.11m
5:39PM2.07m
Low Tide
9:15AM1.49m
10:29PM0.28m
10:44AM1.45m
11:32PM0.38m
12:10PM1.31m
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7:35
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3
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Temp °C
15
14
14
15
15
15
14
14
14
13
12
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
12
14
15
15
15
14
Feels °C
13
12
13
13
12
12
12
12
13
11
10
11
10
9
11
11
12
13
11
13
15
14
14
14
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