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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
15.0° 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 9PM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (26 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
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 Wed morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wed 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 18 | |
150 | 146 | 199 | 196 | 191 | 176 | 178 | 298 | 294 | 280 | 110 | 106 | 104 | 103 | 101 | 71 | 67 | 64 | 66 | 101 | 199 | 70 | 93 | 104 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | |
High Tide | 8:35PM2.27m | 8:34AM2.02m | 9:07PM2.35m | 9:32AM2.01m | 9:36PM2.40m | 10:25AM2.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:56PM0.59m | 2:46AM0.92m | 2:39PM0.71m | 3:33AM0.72m | 3:19PM0.84m | 4:14AM0.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | |
— | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | |
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Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 |
9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
150 | 146 | 199 | 196 | 191 | 176 | 178 | 298 | 294 | 280 | 110 | 106 | 28 | 30 | 33 | 36 | 40 | 47 | 46 | 35 | 199 | 51 | 50 | 55 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WSW 16 | NW 8 | WNW 5 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | SW 16 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
29 | 14 | 51 | 49 | 47 | 28 | 14 | 28 | 14 | 26 | 10 | 22 | 104 | 103 | 101 | 71 | 67 | 64 | 66 | 101 | 90 | 70 | 93 | 93 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | SW 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | SSW 11 | SW 16 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 18 |
20 | 33 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 48 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 40 | 39 | 104 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
29 | 22 | — | — | — | 20 | 13 | 77 | 69 | 69 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 81 | 83 | 40 | 40 | 53 | 53 | 40 | 40 | 80 | 726 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 40 | 80 | 40 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 27 |
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