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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
14.9° C
(Which is 2.9°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 1PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (07 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (07 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Gray Whale Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sun 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 12 | |
180 | 177 | 174 | 174 | 179 | 173 | 164 | 123 | 158 | 173 | 203 | 214 | 294 | 372 | 364 | 327 | 335 | 436 | 160 | 142 | 264 | 357 | 199 | 187 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | |
High Tide | 5:23PM1.85m | 2:59AM2.03m | 6:13PM1.90m | 4:03AM1.94m | 6:51PM1.98m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:50AM0.51m | 9:42PM1.61m | 10:41AM0.56m | 11:03PM1.58m | 11:30AM0.61m | 00:17AM1.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | |
— | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:07 | |
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Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 7 |
180 | 177 | 174 | 174 | 179 | 173 | 164 | 123 | 121 | 85 | 90 | 39 | 294 | 372 | 364 | 327 | 335 | 263 | 81 | 81 | 264 | 357 | 199 | 126 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 15 | SW 19 | SW 20 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 9 | W 8 |
37 | 27 | 95 | 92 | 64 | 63 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 27 | 27 | 46 | 78 | 109 | 80 | 72 | 90 | 186 | 103 | 100 | 92 | 123 | 120 | 138 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | W 17 | SW 18 | W 16 | SW 13 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | SW 18 | W 15 | W 14 | SW 20 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 12 | W 12 |
97 | 96 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 53 | 32 | 24 | 51 | 21 | 26 | 45 | 45 | 77 | 80 | 68 | 66 | 98 | 88 | 124 | 125 | 110 | 187 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | — | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | — |
32 | — | 26 | 31 | 44 | 49 | 77 | 122 | 158 | 173 | 203 | 214 | — | — | — | — | — | 436 | 160 | 142 | 243 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 81 | 80 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 81 | 80 | 79 | 80 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 27 | 81 | 81 | 79 | 27 |
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