Gray Whale Cove surfForecast / CAL – San Mateo / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Monday 20 Apr 2026 PDT
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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
14.5° C
(Which is 2.5°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 12AM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 20). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Afternoon (21 Apr)4ft (1.2m)11s
Evening (21 Apr)4ft (1.2m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
W
1
W
1.3
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
0.5
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
Period(s) (?)151312121212121211111111101010101599914141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)157356530746647565472449426351338229410340327273106202192180183195198189
Wind
(km/h)
30
SSE
25
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
15
WSW
5
SW
5
SSE
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
onononononcross-
on
glasscross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:50PM
1.97
1:29AM
2.56
4:01PM
1.93
2:27AM
2.44
5:14PM
1.95
3:35AM
2.30
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:29PM
1.38
8:57AM
0.11
8:32PM
1.46
10:01AM
0.20
9:52PM
1.50
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise------6:26-------6:26-------6:24-
Sunset-7:49-------7:50-------7:51------
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
169142313111-1----------
Temp. °C131312131313131411131212121111131313121211111113
Feels °C (?)79101191091078789910111097888911
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