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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
14.3° C
(Which is 2.2°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 10AM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (13 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (13 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 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 13°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed night, fresh winds from the NW by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
W 10 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | |
141 | 232 | 224 | 248 | 244 | 305 | 333 | 405 | 348 | 353 | 346 | 313 | 595 | 673 | 887 | 963 | 984 | 1072 | 1291 | 1133 | 811 | 977 | 1302 | 1449 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 8:51AM1.90m | 8:47PM2.46m | 9:53AM1.95m | 9:22PM2.60m | 10:52AM2.00m | 10:00PM2.70m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:53AM0.74m | 2:25PM0.93m | 3:37AM0.45m | 3:08PM1.04m | 4:23AM0.20m | 3:53PM1.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | |
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Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
10 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
104 | 232 | 224 | 248 | 244 | 305 | 333 | 383 | 348 | 353 | 346 | 313 | 320 | 506 | 744 | 963 | 984 | 1072 | 856 | 753 | 148 | 146 | 146 | 148 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 |
141 | 102 | 97 | 92 | 89 | 88 | 88 | 221 | 174 | 209 | 154 | 184 | 143 | 173 | 173 | 169 | 166 | 162 | 156 | 152 | 49 | 82 | 81 | 119 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | — | W 20 | W 20 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | — | — | — | — |
103 | 15 | 15 | 37 | 51 | 80 | 80 | 88 | 70 | 45 | 45 | 179 | 173 | — | 8 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 25 | 25 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
— | 55 | 47 | 74 | 123 | 165 | 263 | 405 | — | — | — | — | 595 | 673 | 887 | — | — | — | 1291 | 1133 | 811 | 977 | 1302 | 1449 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 59 | 47 | 70 | 81 | 81 | 83 | 81 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 81 | 81 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 18 | 27 | 81 | 81 | 80 | 80 | 79 |
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