Palos Verde – Bluff Cove Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Los Angeles County, USA)

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Palos Verde - Bluff Cove Surf Guide

Palos Verde - Bluff Cove in LA County is a fairly exposed reef break that has quite reliable surf and can work at any time of the year. Offshore winds blow from the southeast. Groundswells more frequent than windswells and the optimum swell angle is from the west. Left and better right hand reef breaks.. Good surf at all stages of the tide. A fairly popluar wave that can sometimes get crowded Take care of rocks and rips.

Palos Verde - Bluff Cove Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Reef	2	fairly consistent	16.5°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Palos Verde - Bluff Cove:

The best conditions reported for surf at Palos Verde - Bluff Cove occur when a West swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Southeast.

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What's the best time of year to surf Palos Verde - Bluff Cove (for consistent clean waves)?

februaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Palos Verde - Bluff Cove with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of February. Clean surfable waves are typically found 9% of the time in February while 21% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 70% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

21%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

70%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Palos Verde - Bluff Cove Location Map

Interactive Palos Verde - Bluff Cove surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Palos Verde - Bluff Cove is Jack Northrop Fld Hawthorne Muni Airport (HHR) in USA, 16 km (10 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Palos Verde - Bluff Cove is Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), also in USA, 16 km (10 miles) away.

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Palos Verde - Bluff Cove Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 5 May 2026, 12:56 Local Time

m, °C	Tuesday 05
ft, °F	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM
Wave (m)	SSW	SW	SW	SW
Period (s)	15	15	15	15
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on

What does Palos Verde - Bluff Cove look like?

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Tides at Palos Verde - Bluff Cove

Current tide and informaton

For Palos Verdes Estates, 2 km from Palos Verde - Bluff Cove.

Next High Water: 01:54pm | 1.35m

Next Low Water: 04:48pm | 1.28m

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Palos Verde - Bluff Cove Sea Temperature

The water temperature (16.5 °C) at Palos Verde - Bluff Cove is quite cool. If the sun does come out as forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a good sealed spring wetsuit. Some surfers would prefer to wear gloves and boots too. Effective windchill factor of (14.0 °C) will make the air and water feel about the same temperature.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit, neoprene gloves and boots.