Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Palos Verde - Bluff Cove today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Palos Verde - Bluff Cove at 12PM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Palos Verde - Bluff Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 214 | 214 | 186 | 186 | 186 | 186 | 138 | 136 | 180 | 212 | 223 | 146 | 104 | 109 | 108 | 102 | 142 | 193 | 199 | 209 | 215 | 217 | 164 | 137 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:45AM1.59m | 1:12PM1.93m | 1:49AM1.36m | 1:53PM1.88m | 3:42AM1.21m | 2:45PM1.83m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:35AM0.78m | 8:04PM0.79m | 6:57AM0.97m | 9:30PM0.80m | 7:13AM1.13m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 26 | 31 | 186 | 186 | 186 | 186 | 138 | 136 | 60 | 61 | 63 | 50 | 37 | 35 | 24 | 24 | 47 | 50 | 37 | 209 | 215 | 217 | 164 | 137 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 6 | W 6 | W 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | W 6 | W 6 | W 8 | W 14 | W 5 |
| kJ | 214 | 214 | 31 | 31 | 2 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 180 | 212 | 223 | 146 | 104 | 70 | 108 | 68 | 142 | 193 | 199 | 25 | 26 | 5 | 4 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 9 | S 10 | S 9 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SW 19 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 21 | W 14 | — | W 13 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 42 | 66 | 109 | 43 | 102 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 4 | — | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | — | — | — | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | — |
| kJ | 47 | — | — | — | 23 | 27 | 33 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | 64 | 62 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 15 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 0 | 4 | 117 | 73 | 117 | 30 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 148 | 41 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 117 | 31 | 0 |
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