Abalone Cove surfForecast / CAL – LA County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Thursday 21 May 2026 PDT
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Abalone Cove surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Abalone Cove sea temperature is
17.6° C
(Which is 2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Abalone Cove today?

The current surf forecast for Abalone Cove at 8PM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)--
Afternoon (21 May)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Evening (21 May)1.5ft (0.5m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sun
24
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.5
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
76
107
107
107
77
150
246
246
79
79
106
106
113
119
122
166
166
169
169
169
122
121
118
107
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
20
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
SW
20
WSW
20
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
20
W
15
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
15
WSW
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
3:43PM1.59m
1:55AM1.95m
4:43PM1.69m
3:18AM1.76m
5:30PM1.80m
4:44AM1.63m
Low Tide
8:04PM1.30m
9:29AM0.34m
9:52PM1.23m
10:26AM0.46m
11:23PM1.07m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:47
5:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:51
7:52
7:52
7:52
Temp °C
16
17
16
16
15
15
15
16
16
16
15
15
15
14
14
15
16
16
15
15
15
14
14
15
14
14
14
15
14
15
15
15
13
13
13
14
15
14
14
14
14
13
12
13
14
13
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
5
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
14
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
15
Energy kJ
14
107
107
107
11
12
246
246
79
72
106
106
113
119
122
166
166
169
169
169
122
121
118
107
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
15
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.4
SW
15
0.5
SW
18
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
18
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
W
4
0.3
S
12
0.3
W
4
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
SSW
19
Energy kJ
76
37
36
32
77
150
12
13
51
79
27
26
3
25
2
11
11
11
11
10
9
37
37
37
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
14
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
11
0.3
S
13
0.4
SW
14
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.3
S
12
0.2
W
4
0.3
S
12
0.2
W
5
0.1
SW
21
0.1
SW
21
0.1
SW
21
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
Energy kJ
37
3
3
3
31
52
31
30
30
29
2
2
25
1
25
2
18
18
18
36
9
9
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
5
0.6
W
4
0.6
W
4
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
4
0.4
W
4
0.3
W
5
0.4
W
3
0.5
W
3
0.4
W
3
0.4
W
3
0.3
W
3
0.2
W
3
0.3
W
5
Energy kJ
13
15
15
12
11
6
5
5
2
5
3
3
2
1
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
Distance (km)
160
123
47
37
38
6
6
160
205
123
47
38
28
10
38
160
664
123
47
37
37
28
28
123
Best forecast wave conditions in Los Angeles County
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
2
3
2
3
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
7
7
7
6
5
7
5
5
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
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