Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Palos Verde - Bluff Cove today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Palos Verde - Bluff Cove at 5AM is: 0.4m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 16). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Palos Verde - Bluff Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 20°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 87 | 80 | 91 | 130 | 130 | 94 | 92 | 74 | 74 | 75 | 76 | 188 | 190 | 246 | 252 | 201 | 170 | 66 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:25PM2.25m | 1:00PM1.80m | 00:15AM2.00m | 1:42PM1.84m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:22PM0.95m | 6:25AM0.16m | 6:22PM0.96m | 7:02AM0.36m | 7:30PM0.96m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 33 | 24 | 25 | 35 | 22 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 74 | 75 | 76 | 188 | 190 | 246 | 252 | 201 | 170 | 66 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SSE 12 | SW 5 | SSE 12 | S 12 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 87 | 80 | 55 | 130 | 130 | 74 | 54 | 74 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 7 | 26 | 41 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 19 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 13 | S 12 | WSW 5 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 14 | 13 | 91 | 54 | 74 | 94 | 92 | 51 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 10 | 23 | 27 | 24 | 6 | 27 | 27 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 7 | SE 3 | SE 2 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 2 | SSE 2 | SSE 3 | SE 3 | SE 2 | SE 2 | SW 6 | SE 3 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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