What are the current surf conditions at Gray Whale Cove?

Gray Whale Cove currently has varying wave conditions. Check the live forecast above for real-time wave heights, wind conditions, and tide information updated every 6 hours.

What's the best time to surf Gray Whale Cove?

The best time to surf Gray Whale Cove is typically when swell comes from the W direction. Check the tide charts and wind forecasts above for optimal surfing conditions.

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🌬️ WIND

5
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🌊 SWELL

1.9
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SWELL
HEIGHT

1.9ft

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SWELL
PERIOD

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WIND GUSTS

6kt

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AIR TEMP

15°C

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SWELL

1.3ft @
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0mm

SURF QUALITY

Fair conditions - still worth a paddle. Small 1.9ft waves with mixed swell with very light winds Note: winds from E would be better.

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Thursday

Apr 9

FAIR1 excellent hours

🌊 1.7-2.0ft 💨 0-8kt 🌡️ 13-16°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	GOOD	1.7ft	9s	W	1kt	WNW	2kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
1:00 AM	GOOD	1.8ft	9s	W	1kt	WNW	1kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	1.9ft	9s	W	0kt	W	1kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	1.9ft	9s	W	1kt	WSW	1kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
4:00 AM	GOOD	2ft	9s	W	1kt	SW	2kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	2ft	9s	W	2kt	S	2kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
6:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2ft	9s	W	3kt	S	3kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	1.9ft	9s	W	3kt	S	4kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	1.9ft	9s	W	4kt	S	4kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	1.9ft	9s	W	5kt	S	5kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	1.9ft	8s	W	5kt	S	6kt	15°C	14°C	0mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	1.9ft	8s	W	6kt	SSW	7kt	15°C	14°C	0mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	1.9ft	8s	W	7kt	SSW	9kt	15°C	14°C	0mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	1.9ft	8s	WSW	7kt	SSW	10kt	16°C	14°C	0mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	1.9ft	8s	WSW	8kt	SW	11kt	16°C	14°C	0mm
3:00 PM	FAIR	1.9ft	8s	WSW	8kt	SSW	10kt	15°C	14°C	0mm
4:00 PM	FAIR	1.9ft	8s	WSW	7kt	SSW	10kt	15°C	14°C	0mm
5:00 PM	FAIR	1.9ft	8s	WSW	6kt	SSW	10kt	15°C	14°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	1.9ft	8s	WSW	6kt	SSW	9kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	1.9ft	8s	WSW	5kt	SW	8kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
8:00 PM	FAIR	1.8ft	8s	WSW	5kt	SW	6kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
9:00 PM	FAIR	1.8ft	8s	WSW	4kt	SSW	6kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
10:00 PM	GOOD	1.8ft	8s	WSW	4kt	S	5kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
11:00 PM	GOOD	1.8ft	8s	WSW	4kt	SSE	4kt	14°C	14°C	0mm

Friday

Apr 10

FAIR7 good hours

🌊 1.5-1.8ft 💨 4-10kt 🌡️ 12-15°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	GOOD	1.7ft	8s	WSW	4kt	SSE	5kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
1:00 AM	GOOD	1.7ft	8s	WSW	4kt	SSE	5kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
2:00 AM	GOOD	1.7ft	8s	WSW	5kt	SSE	5kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	1.7ft	8s	WSW	5kt	SSE	7kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
4:00 AM	FAIR	1.7ft	7s	WSW	6kt	SSE	9kt	13°C	14°C	0.1mm
5:00 AM	FAIR	1.7ft	7s	WSW	7kt	SSE	10kt	13°C	14°C	0.1mm
6:00 AM	FAIR	1.6ft	7s	WSW	7kt	SSE	10kt	13°C	14°C	0.1mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	1.6ft	7s	WSW	7kt	SSE	10kt	13°C	14°C	0.2mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	1.5ft	7s	W	7kt	SSE	10kt	14°C	14°C	0.2mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	1.6ft	7s	WSW	8kt	SSE	11kt	14°C	14°C	0.2mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	1.7ft	7s	WSW	9kt	S	12kt	15°C	14°C	0.2mm
11:00 AM	POOR	1.8ft	7s	WSW	10kt	S	13kt	15°C	14°C	0.2mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	1.8ft	7s	WSW	10kt	SSW	12kt	15°C	14°C	0.2mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	1.7ft	7s	WSW	9kt	SSW	11kt	15°C	14°C	0.3mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	1.7ft	7s	WSW	8kt	SW	11kt	15°C	14°C	0.3mm
3:00 PM	FAIR	1.7ft	10s	WSW	8kt	SW	11kt	14°C	14°C	0.2mm
4:00 PM	GOOD	1.7ft	14s	SW	8kt	SW	11kt	14°C	14°C	0.2mm
5:00 PM	FAIR	1.6ft	17s	SW	8kt	SW	11kt	14°C	14°C	0.1mm
6:00 PM	GOOD	1.6ft	13s	SW	7kt	SSW	10kt	14°C	15°C	0.1mm
7:00 PM	FAIR	1.6ft	10s	WSW	7kt	S	9kt	13°C	15°C	0.1mm
8:00 PM	POOR	1.5ft	7s	WSW	6kt	S	8kt	13°C	15°C	0.1mm
9:00 PM	POOR	1.5ft	7s	WSW	7kt	SSE	10kt	13°C	14°C	0.1mm
10:00 PM	FAIR	1.6ft	7s	WSW	7kt	SSE	11kt	13°C	14°C	0.1mm
11:00 PM	FAIR	1.6ft	7s	WSW	8kt	SSE	13kt	12°C	14°C	0mm

Saturday

Apr 11

POOR1 good hours

🌊 1.3-5.2ft 💨 9-21kt 🌡️ 9-13°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	1.6ft	7s	WSW	9kt	SSE	14kt	12°C	14°C	0mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	1.6ft	7s	SW	10kt	SSE	15kt	12°C	14°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	1.6ft	7s	SW	10kt	SE	17kt	12°C	14°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	1.6ft	9s	WSW	11kt	SSE	17kt	12°C	14°C	0.1mm
4:00 AM	POOR	1.6ft	11s	W	11kt	SSE	17kt	12°C	14°C	0.1mm
5:00 AM	POOR	1.5ft	13s	WNW	11kt	S	17kt	13°C	14°C	0.1mm
6:00 AM	POOR	1.5ft	14s	W	11kt	S	17kt	13°C	14°C	0.1mm
7:00 AM	POOR	1.5ft	15s	WSW	11kt	S	16kt	12°C	14°C	0.2mm
8:00 AM	POOR	1.5ft	16s	SW	11kt	S	16kt	12°C	14°C	0.2mm
9:00 AM	POOR	1.6ft	16s	SW	12kt	S	17kt	12°C	14°C	0.3mm
10:00 AM	POOR	1.7ft	16s	SW	12kt	SSW	17kt	13°C	14°C	0.3mm
11:00 AM	POOR	1.8ft	16s	SW	13kt	SSW	18kt	13°C	14°C	0.3mm
12:00 PM	POOR	1.8ft	16s	SW	14kt	SSW	19kt	12°C	15°C	0.3mm
1:00 PM	POOR	1.8ft	16s	SW	15kt	SW	21kt	12°C	15°C	0.3mm
2:00 PM	POOR	1.8ft	16s	SW	17kt	SW	23kt	12°C	15°C	0.3mm
3:00 PM	POOR	1.7ft	14s	WSW	18kt	SSW	24kt	12°C	15°C	0.3mm
4:00 PM	POOR	1.5ft	13s	W	20kt	SSW	24kt	12°C	15°C	0.3mm
5:00 PM	POOR	1.3ft	12s	W	21kt	SSW	25kt	13°C	15°C	0.3mm
6:00 PM	POOR	2.6ft	10s	W	17kt	SSW	21kt	11°C	15°C	1.5mm
7:00 PM	POOR	3.9ft	8s	WSW	13kt	S	16kt	10°C	15°C	2.7mm
8:00 PM	GOOD	5.2ft	6s	SW	10kt	S	12kt	9°C	15°C	3.9mm
9:00 PM	FAIR	5ft	6s	SW	10kt	S	13kt	9°C	15°C	3.3mm
10:00 PM	POOR	4.8ft	6s	SW	10kt	SSW	14kt	10°C	14°C	2.8mm
11:00 PM	POOR	4.6ft	6s	SW	11kt	SSW	15kt	10°C	14°C	2.2mm

Sunday

Apr 12

GOOD7 excellent hours

🌊 1.7-6.0ft 💨 4-13kt 🌡️ 10-12°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	3.7ft	10s	SW	12kt	SW	16kt	11°C	14°C	1.7mm
1:00 AM	POOR	2.7ft	13s	SW	13kt	WSW	17kt	11°C	14°C	1.1mm
2:00 AM	POOR	1.7ft	16s	SW	13kt	W	18kt	11°C	14°C	0.6mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	3ft	13s	SW	12kt	WSW	16kt	11°C	14°C	0.5mm
4:00 AM	GOOD	4.3ft	10s	WSW	10kt	WSW	14kt	11°C	14°C	0.5mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	5.6ft	7s	WSW	8kt	WSW	12kt	10°C	14°C	0.5mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	5.7ft	8s	WSW	9kt	WSW	12kt	10°C	14°C	0.6mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	5.8ft	8s	WSW	9kt	SW	12kt	10°C	14°C	0.8mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	5.9ft	8s	W	9kt	SW	12kt	10°C	14°C	0.9mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	6ft	9s	W	9kt	SSW	12kt	11°C	14°C	0.9mm
10:00 AM	GOOD	6ft	9s	W	9kt	S	12kt	11°C	14°C	0.9mm
11:00 AM	GOOD	6ft	9s	W	9kt	SSE	12kt	11°C	14°C	0.9mm
12:00 PM	GOOD	5.9ft	9s	W	10kt	S	12kt	11°C	14°C	0.7mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	5.8ft	9s	W	11kt	SSW	13kt	11°C	14°C	0.6mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	5.7ft	9s	W	11kt	SSW	13kt	11°C	14°C	0.4mm
3:00 PM	GOOD	5.6ft	9s	W	10kt	SSW	11kt	11°C	14°C	0.5mm
4:00 PM	GOOD	5.6ft	9s	W	9kt	SSW	10kt	11°C	14°C	0.5mm
5:00 PM	EXCELLENT	5.5ft	9s	W	8kt	SSW	9kt	12°C	14°C	0.5mm
6:00 PM	EXCELLENT	5.4ft	10s	W	7kt	S	8kt	11°C	14°C	0.4mm
7:00 PM	EXCELLENT	5.4ft	10s	W	6kt	SE	7kt	11°C	14°C	0.2mm
8:00 PM	EXCELLENT	5.4ft	10s	W	5kt	ESE	6kt	11°C	14°C	0.1mm
9:00 PM	EXCELLENT	5.3ft	10s	W	5kt	E	5kt	11°C	14°C	0.1mm
10:00 PM	EXCELLENT	5.1ft	10s	W	4kt	NE	5kt	10°C	14°C	0.1mm
11:00 PM	EXCELLENT	5ft	10s	W	4kt	NNE	5kt	10°C	14°C	0mm

Monday

Apr 13

EXCELLENT11 excellent hours

🌊 1.6-4.9ft 💨 2-16kt 🌡️ 10-13°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4.9ft	10s	W	4kt	NNE	5kt	10°C	14°C	0mm
1:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4.8ft	10s	W	4kt	NNE	5kt	10°C	14°C	0mm
2:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4.6ft	10s	W	4kt	N	5kt	10°C	14°C	0mm
3:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4.5ft	10s	W	4kt	N	4kt	10°C	14°C	0mm
4:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4.4ft	10s	W	3kt	N	4kt	10°C	14°C	0mm
5:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4.3ft	10s	W	2kt	N	3kt	10°C	14°C	0mm
6:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4.2ft	9s	W	3kt	NNW	4kt	10°C	14°C	0mm
7:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4.1ft	9s	W	3kt	NW	4kt	10°C	14°C	0mm
8:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4ft	9s	W	4kt	WNW	5kt	11°C	14°C	0mm
9:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3.9ft	9s	WNW	5kt	WNW	6kt	11°C	14°C	0mm
10:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3.8ft	9s	WNW	7kt	WNW	8kt	12°C	14°C	0mm
11:00 AM	GOOD	3.7ft	9s	WNW	9kt	WNW	9kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	3.1ft	11s	W	11kt	WNW	11kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	2.3ft	13s	WSW	13kt	WNW	14kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	1.6ft	14s	SSW	16kt	NW	17kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	1.6ft	14s	SSW	16kt	NW	17kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	1.6ft	14s	SSW	16kt	NW	17kt	12°C	14°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	1.6ft	14s	SSW	16kt	NW	18kt	12°C	14°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	1.8ft	13s	WSW	16kt	NW	18kt	12°C	14°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	2.1ft	11s	W	15kt	NW	18kt	11°C	14°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	2.3ft	9s	WNW	15kt	NW	18kt	11°C	14°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	2.2ft	9s	WNW	15kt	NW	18kt	11°C	14°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	2ft	9s	WNW	15kt	NW	18kt	11°C	14°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	1.9ft	9s	WNW	15kt	NW	18kt	10°C	14°C	0mm

Tuesday

Apr 14

POOR5 good hours

🌊 1.2-4.0ft 💨 7-16kt 🌡️ 10-12°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	2ft	9s	WNW	14kt	NW	17kt	10°C	14°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	2.1ft	9s	WNW	14kt	NW	16kt	10°C	14°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	2.2ft	8s	WNW	13kt	NW	15kt	10°C	14°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	1.9ft	10s	W	13kt	NW	15kt	10°C	14°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	1.7ft	12s	WSW	13kt	NW	15kt	10°C	14°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	1.4ft	14s	SSW	13kt	NW	15kt	10°C	14°C	0mm
6:00 AM	FAIR	2.3ft	12s	WSW	12kt	NW	14kt	10°C	14°C	0mm
7:00 AM	FAIR	3.2ft	9s	W	11kt	NW	12kt	10°C	14°C	0mm
8:00 AM	FAIR	4ft	7s	WNW	10kt	NW	11kt	10°C	14°C	0mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	3.9ft	7s	WNW	9kt	WNW	9kt	11°C	14°C	0mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	3.8ft	7s	WNW	8kt	WNW	8kt	11°C	14°C	0mm
11:00 AM	GOOD	3.6ft	7s	WNW	7kt	WNW	6kt	12°C	14°C	0mm
12:00 PM	GOOD	3.5ft	7s	WNW	7kt	WNW	6kt	12°C	14°C	0mm
1:00 PM	GOOD	3.4ft	7s	WNW	7kt	WNW	6kt	12°C	14°C	0mm
2:00 PM	GOOD	3.2ft	8s	WNW	7kt	W	6kt	12°C	14°C	0mm
3:00 PM	GOOD	2.6ft	10s	W	9kt	WNW	8kt	12°C	14°C	0mm
4:00 PM	FAIR	2ft	12s	WSW	10kt	WNW	10kt	12°C	14°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	1.3ft	14s	SSW	12kt	NW	12kt	12°C	14°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	1.3ft	14s	SSW	13kt	NW	14kt	12°C	14°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	1.3ft	14s	SSW	14kt	NW	17kt	11°C	14°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	1.3ft	13s	SSW	16kt	NW	19kt	11°C	14°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	1.3ft	13s	SSW	16kt	NW	19kt	11°C	14°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	1.2ft	13s	SSW	15kt	NW	19kt	11°C	14°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	1.2ft	13s	SSW	15kt	NW	18kt	11°C	14°C	0mm

Wednesday

Apr 15

POOR7 good hours

🌊 1.0-4.6ft 💨 6-15kt 🌡️ 10-13°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	2.4ft	11s	WSW	13kt	NW	16kt	11°C	14°C	0mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	3.5ft	9s	W	12kt	NW	14kt	10°C	14°C	0mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	4.6ft	7s	WNW	10kt	NW	12kt	10°C	14°C	0mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	4.4ft	7s	WNW	9kt	NW	11kt	10°C	14°C	0mm
4:00 AM	FAIR	4.1ft	7s	WNW	8kt	NW	10kt	10°C	14°C	0mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	3.9ft	7s	WNW	7kt	NW	8kt	10°C	14°C	0mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	3.8ft	7s	WNW	7kt	NW	8kt	10°C	14°C	0mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	3.8ft	7s	WNW	6kt	NW	7kt	11°C	14°C	0mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	3.7ft	7s	WNW	6kt	NW	7kt	11°C	14°C	0mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	3.6ft	7s	WNW	7kt	NW	7kt	12°C	14°C	0mm
10:00 AM	GOOD	3.5ft	7s	WNW	7kt	NW	7kt	12°C	14°C	0mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	3.4ft	7s	WNW	8kt	WNW	7kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
12:00 PM	GOOD	2.6ft	10s	W	9kt	WNW	8kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	1.8ft	12s	WSW	10kt	WNW	10kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	1ft	15s	SW	12kt	NW	12kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	1ft	14s	SW	13kt	NW	15kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	1ft	14s	SSW	14kt	NW	18kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	1ft	13s	SSW	15kt	NW	22kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	1ft	12s	SW	14kt	NW	22kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	1ft	12s	WSW	13kt	NW	22kt	12°C	14°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	1ft	12s	WNW	12kt	NW	22kt	12°C	14°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	1ft	12s	WNW	12kt	NW	21kt	12°C	14°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	1ft	12s	WNW	11kt	NW	20kt	12°C	14°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	1ft	12s	WNW	11kt	NW	19kt	12°C	14°C	0mm

Forecast Summary

Best Day:Check forecast for optimal conditions

Average Swell:1.8ft @ 8s

Wind Conditions:0-10kt WNW

Water Temperature:14-15°C

Local Knowledge & Surf Guide

Local Knowledge

Gray Whale Cove in San Mateo is an exposed beach break known for its very consistent surf, working well throughout the year. It performs best with distant groundswells from the west and offshore winds from the east, producing both left and right-hand waves. The break is reliable across all tide stages, and while offering quality surf, it remains rarely crowded. Winter—especially January—provides the most consistent clean conditions with light offshore winds. Surfers should be cautious of rip currents and sharks. Optimal surf occurs when a west swell combines with easterly offshore winds.

Best Swell Direction: W

Bottom Type: Sand

Ideal Conditions

This spot performs best under these specific conditions. Forecasts take these into account when rating surf quality.

Ideal Swell DirectionW

Ideal Wind DirectionE

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