Gray Whale Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.56° N 122.52° W

Gray Whale Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Gray Whale Cove sea temperature is
15.9° C
2.6° 

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 (10 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Gray Whale Cove at 4AM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Afternoon (10 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)9s
Evening (10 Jul)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 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
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
2 PM
5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
WNW
8
1.8
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
9
2.1
WNW
9
2
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
8
1.6
WNW
8
1.6
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
8
1.6
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
551
453
432
442
474
691
591
370
315
300
238
204
191
191
171
257
238
284
315
321
344
318
311
304
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
5
W
10
W
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
15
W
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
6:38PM2.46m
8:49AM1.72m
7:30PM2.58m
9:53AM1.81m
8:25PM2.69m
10:46AM1.91m
Low Tide
2:08AM0.40m
1:05PM1.34m
3:03AM0.18m
2:10PM1.38m
3:55AM0.00m
3:12PM1.37m
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5:56
5:56
5:58
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8:32
8:32
8:31
8:31
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Temp °C
11
12
12
11
12
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
14
15
14
13
13
12
13
13
15
15
14
Feels °C
8
9
10
8
9
10
9
9
9
10
10
10
11
12
12
11
11
13
12
12
12
13
13
12
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