Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Palos Verde - Bluff Cove today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Palos Verde - Bluff Cove at 12PM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Palos Verde - Bluff Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Tue afternoon, min 23°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 14 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 15 | SW 14 | S 12 | S 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
173 | 171 | 171 | 169 | 129 | 127 | 90 | 129 | 153 | 175 | 219 | 199 | 184 | 177 | 132 | 123 | 114 | 108 | 75 | 74 | 134 | 87 | 100 | 96 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 9:26AM1.60m | 8:17PM2.17m | 9:45AM1.66m | 8:52PM2.19m | 10:05AM1.73m | 9:26PM2.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:55AM0.27m | 2:12PM1.06m | 3:21AM0.24m | 2:47PM0.96m | 3:45AM0.25m | 3:23PM0.87m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 14 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
173 | 171 | 171 | 169 | 129 | 127 | 90 | 129 | 153 | 175 | 219 | 199 | 184 | 177 | 132 | 123 | 114 | 108 | 47 | 50 | 134 | 87 | 82 | 79 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | SSW 13 | SSE 12 | SW 16 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 6 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
12 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 56 | 49 | 89 | 15 | 25 | 24 | 124 | 122 | 119 | 110 | 76 | 104 | 75 | 16 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 100 | 96 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 12 | S 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 13 | W 5 | W 6 | SW 15 | W 6 | W 8 | W 5 | W 11 | W 7 |
57 | 58 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 55 | 55 | 46 | 65 | 124 | 124 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 31 | 8 | 10 | 75 | 10 | 20 | 5 | 39 | 10 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 9 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 70 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 0 |
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