Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Palos Verde - Bluff Cove today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Palos Verde - Bluff Cove at 9AM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Palos Verde - Bluff Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 23°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | 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 | S 11 | SW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 153 | 175 | 219 | 199 | 184 | 177 | 132 | 123 | 114 | 79 | 75 | 74 | 127 | 85 | 82 | 97 | 119 | 174 | 202 | 186 | 129 | 148 | 179 | 381 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:45AM1.66m | 8:52PM2.19m | 10:05AM1.73m | 9:26PM2.16m | 10:26AM1.81m | 10:01PM2.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:21AM0.24m | 2:47PM0.96m | 3:45AM0.25m | 3:23PM0.87m | 4:09AM0.30m | 4:00PM0.78m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | S 10 | W 11 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | W 6 | SSW 16 | W 6 |
| kJ | 153 | 175 | 219 | 199 | 184 | 177 | 132 | 123 | 114 | 79 | 72 | 51 | 127 | 85 | 82 | 79 | 51 | 84 | 202 | 186 | 129 | 19 | 179 | 51 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 11 | SW 14 | SSW 17 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | W 7 | SSW 19 | W 6 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 65 | 26 | 24 | 124 | 122 | 119 | 80 | 77 | 104 | 16 | 16 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 40 | 97 | 119 | 48 | 45 | 41 | 15 | 148 | 18 | 381 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 6 | W 5 | W 14 | W 13 | W 4 | W 5 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 12 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 14 | W 7 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | W 7 | W 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 16 | 124 | 124 | 15 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 75 | 75 | 47 | 20 | 20 | 73 | 9 | 64 | 174 | 14 | 31 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 39 | 89 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 189 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 63 | 148 | 117 | 31 | 0 |
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