Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Palos Verde - Bluff Cove today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Palos Verde - Bluff Cove at 3PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 19s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 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 Sun morning, min 19°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 407 | 402 | 402 | 397 | 446 | 446 | 362 | 246 | 242 | 318 | 408 | 429 | 435 | 353 | 348 | 339 | 318 | 309 | 305 | 242 | 239 | 301 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:16AM1.49m | 3:19PM1.65m | 7:07AM1.56m | 4:49PM1.66m | 7:14AM1.64m | 5:52PM1.70m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:58AM1.46m | 11:31PM0.61m | 11:40AM1.35m | 00:11AM0.57m | 12:28PM1.19m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 407 | 402 | 402 | 397 | 446 | 446 | 362 | 246 | 242 | 318 | 408 | 429 | 435 | 353 | 348 | 339 | 318 | 309 | 305 | 242 | 239 | 301 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SSW 19 | S 19 | S 19 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 17 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 11 | S 18 | S 18 | SW 20 |
| kJ | 40 | 124 | 66 | 64 | 29 | 29 | 99 | 156 | 101 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 12 | 2 | 25 | 54 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 20 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WNW 13 | W 19 | WNW 12 | W 3 | W 4 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 20 | W 8 |
| kJ | 67 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 16 | 7 | 48 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 37 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 12 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 6 | 16 | 50 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 30 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 41 | 30 |
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