Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Palos Verde - Bluff Cove today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Palos Verde - Bluff Cove at 10AM is: 0.9m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 18s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Palos Verde - Bluff Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 19°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 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) | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 319 | 364 | 448 | 448 | 448 | 443 | 475 | 394 | 380 | 412 | 407 | 402 | 402 | 397 | 446 | 446 | 362 | 246 | 242 | 318 | 413 | 429 | 353 | 353 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:35PM1.71m | 7:16AM1.49m | 3:19PM1.65m | 7:07AM1.56m | 4:49PM1.66m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:33PM0.64m | 9:58AM1.46m | 11:31PM0.61m | 11:40AM1.35m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 27 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 319 | 364 | 448 | 448 | 448 | 443 | 475 | 394 | 380 | 412 | 407 | 402 | 402 | 397 | 446 | 446 | 362 | 246 | 242 | 318 | 413 | 429 | 353 | 353 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 19 | S 19 | S 19 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 18 | S 18 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 104 | 104 | 102 | 101 | 69 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 65 | 64 | 40 | 124 | 66 | 64 | 29 | 28 | 99 | 156 | 11 | 17 | 25 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 | W 14 | S 20 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WNW 13 | W 19 | WNW 12 | W 4 | SSW 17 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 17 | SW 21 | W 16 |
| kJ | 2 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 35 | 34 | 4 | 67 | 39 | 29 | 29 | 16 | 7 | 48 | 2 | 101 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 18 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 14 | NW 12 | — | — | W 9 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 54 | 36 | — | — | 7 | 2 | 3 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 39 | 52 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 41 | 30 | 7 | 30 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 117 | 41 | 30 | 18 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 24 | 36 |
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