Surf Forecasts:
Abalone Cove surf forecast from 17 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 20 Aug, 8AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period, SSW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 18 Aug, 8AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period, SSW swell with 223 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 20 Aug, 8AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Abalone Cove this week:
The surf forecast for Abalone Cove over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (Aug 20) at 8AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 14s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 6s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Abalone Cove in the next 16 days are 0.7m 16s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Aug 18) at 8AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8AM (Thu 20th Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 14s |
| Best Surf | 8AM (Thu 20th Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 14s |
| Most Powerful | 8AM (Tue 18th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 16s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Abalone Cove over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's get into it.
Honestly, looking at the 16-day window, it’s a quiet stretch for Abalone Cove (Palos Verdes). There isn't a single session that jumps out as a proper standout. We’ve got wave energy ticking along in a moderate range (values between 103 and 365), but the swell heights are tiny, mostly hovering around 1ft to 2ft. The problem is, the wind just won't play ball. It’s almost always cross or cross-onshore, and the wave comment says it all: "poor surf conditions" across the entire forecast. This is a sheltered reef that really needs a clean, glassy window to work, but we’re not getting it.
For the mornings, we see some light offshore winds from the south, but the swell is minute and the period is long—13 to 19 seconds. That long-period groundswell can sometimes straighten out on a reef setup like this, and with no power to it, it's just not going to break with any shape. The afternoons are a write-off with that moderate westerly breeze chopping everything up.
Right now, through August, there’s no session worth paddling out for. We roll into early September with a similar story: on the 1st of September, we still get 2ft of S swell at 14 seconds, but with a cross-onshore wind. The water temp anomaly is about average for the time of year, so no surprises there.
It’s a grim run for the paddle surfer. Frankly, with this persistent cross-shore wind and small, weak swell, if you had to be on the water, this setup looks way more interesting for kite surfing than trying to wrangle a shortboard on these ankle-biters.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 21°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 14 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 186 | 186 | 180 | 146 | 109 | 142 | 209 | 217 | 125 | 118 | 120 | 115 | 69 | 68 | 68 | 50 | 50 | 120 | 127 | 111 | 112 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | cross | on | cross-on | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | on | cross | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 1:11PM1.93m | 1:48AM1.36m | 1:51PM1.88m | 3:40AM1.21m | 2:44PM1.83m | 3:56PM1.81m | 8:34AM1.36m | 5:13PM1.84m | 8:37AM1.43m | 6:14PM1.92m | 8:51AM1.49m | 7:01PM2.01m | |||||||||
Low Tide | 8:03PM0.79m | 6:56AM0.97m | 9:28PM0.80m | 7:11AM1.13m | 11:09PM0.74m | 00:27AM0.64m | 10:12AM1.35m | 1:17AM0.53m | 12:01PM1.32m | 1:55AM0.42m | 12:56PM1.25m | 2:26AM0.34m | |||||||||
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 | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — |
 | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 23 |
Feels °C | 22 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 5 |
| kJ | 186 | 186 | 60 | 50 | 35 | 47 | 209 | 217 | 125 | 118 | 120 | 115 | 69 | 68 | 68 | 42 | 42 | 120 | 58 | 57 | 20 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | W 6 | W 8 | W 5 | W 6 | SW 19 | WSW 5 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | SSW 12 | W 6 | SW 19 | SW 18 | S 14 |
| kJ | 31 | 32 | 180 | 146 | 70 | 142 | 25 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 29 | 5 | 127 | 111 | 103 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | W 10 | SW 9 | SW 13 | SSW 17 | SW 19 | SW 20 | W 14 | SW 18 | SW 19 | W 12 | W 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 19 | W 5 | S 16 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 3 | 42 | 109 | 15 | 16 | 4 | 13 | 56 | 3 | 3 | 50 | 49 | 47 | 50 | 50 | 58 | 5 | 20 | 112 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 5 | — | — | W 6 | — | — | W 6 | — | — | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | — | — | W 5 | — |
| kJ | — | 27 | — | — | 64 | — | — | 18 | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 9 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 123 | 123 | 7 | 7 | 47 | 7 | 7 | 123 | 7 | 7 | 68 | 5 | 7 | 68 | 7 | 7 | 47 | 5 | 68 | 123 | 0 |
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