
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Palos Verde - Bluff Cove today (29 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Palos Verde - Bluff Cove at 5AM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Palos Verde - Bluff Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 20°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | ||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
469 | 417 | 417 | 412 | 318 | 318 | 314 | 397 | 284 | 357 | 284 | 344 | 215 | 215 | 209 | 196 | 138 | 136 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:11PM2.25m | 10:54AM1.58m | 9:44PM2.23m | 11:20AM1.62m | 10:17PM2.17m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:25AM0.19m | 3:35PM1.05m | 4:53AM0.21m | 4:12PM1.01m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 |
469 | 417 | 417 | 412 | 318 | 318 | 314 | 397 | 284 | 357 | 284 | 344 | 215 | 215 | 209 | 136 | 127 | 121 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 6 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
19 | 20 | 30 | 42 | 29 | 172 | 225 | 165 | 160 | 141 | 101 | 86 | 134 | 138 | 136 | 196 | 138 | 136 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | S 16 | SSE 15 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | S 15 |
123 | 65 | 162 | 134 | 176 | 27 | 19 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 33 | 10 | 10 | 73 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 41 | 41 | 0 |
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