
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Palos Verde - Bluff Cove today (23 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Palos Verde - Bluff Cove at 5AM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Palos Verde - Bluff Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | ||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | 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 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
178 | 176 | 143 | 208 | 232 | 229 | 229 | 201 | 201 | 263 | 253 | 228 | 169 | 167 | 167 | 167 | 165 | 120 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:30PM1.78m | 7:58AM2.00m | 8:15PM1.79m | 8:20AM2.15m | 9:01PM1.77m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:37AM0.59m | 2:17PM0.59m | 2:04AM0.65m | 2:54PM0.39m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
147 | 145 | 143 | 208 | 39 | 32 | 229 | 201 | 201 | 103 | 91 | 55 | 169 | 167 | 167 | 167 | 165 | 120 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 10 | S 18 | S 18 |
178 | 176 | 103 | 86 | 232 | 229 | 57 | 56 | 53 | 263 | 253 | 228 | 25 | 17 | 16 | 69 | 24 | 25 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 10 | — | S 13 | — | — | S 20 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 18 | W 12 | W 12 |
5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 101 | 98 | 2 | — | 85 | — | — | 7 | 28 | 28 | 14 | 25 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 |
22 | 24 | 25 | 36 | — | 56 | 34 | 49 | 84 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 16 | 10 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 30 | 30 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 117 | 41 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 117 | 30 | 7 |
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