Palos Verde - Bluff Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.80° N 118.41° W

Palos Verde - Bluff Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Palos Verde - Bluff Cove sea temperature is
23.2°C
4.4° 

Palos Verde - Bluff Cove surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Palos Verde - Bluff Cove today (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Palos Verde - Bluff Cove at 5AM is: 0.5m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)2ft (0.6m)17s
Afternoon (28 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Evening (28 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)17s

Table - waves today at Palos Verde - Bluff Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Fri morning, min 22°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
11
0.5
SW
14
0.4
SSW
17
0.5
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
17
0.5
SW
16
0.4
SSW
19
0.6
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
82
97
119
174
202
186
129
125
179
377
475
480
475
373
412
402
402
397
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
SSW
5
S
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
S
10
WSW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SE
5
SSE
10
SSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
9:26PM2.16m
10:26AM1.81m
10:01PM2.08m
10:49AM1.89m
10:39PM1.95m
Low Tide
4:09AM0.30m
4:00PM0.78m
4:33AM0.39m
4:40PM0.71m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:23
7:22
 mm
Temp °C
26
25
25
25
25
27
27
27
26
25
25
25
25
26
26
25
24
24
Feels °C
29
28
28
28
28
29
28
28
28
27
27
28
28
28
26
24
24
25
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