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Palos Verde - Bluff Cove Surf Forecast
/ CAL – LA County (58 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Palos Verde - Bluff Cove surfForecast / CAL – LA County / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Saturday 23 May 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Palos Verde - Bluff Cove surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Palos Verde - Bluff Cove sea temperature is
17.9° C
(Which is 2.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Palos Verde - Bluff Cove today?
The current surf forecast for Palos Verde - Bluff Cove at 4PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (23 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (23 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Palos Verde - Bluff Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 23 | Sunday 24 | Monday 25 | Tue 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 19 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | |
122 | 166 | 166 | 169 | 169 | 169 | 122 | 121 | 118 | 107 | 142 | 102 | 103 | 102 | 103 | 102 | 201 | 255 | 255 | 333 | 329 | 295 | 284 | 215 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 5:31PM1.80m | 4:45AM1.63m | 6:09PM1.91m | 6:05AM1.55m | 6:42PM2.01m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:27AM0.46m | 11:24PM1.07m | 11:17AM0.58m | 00:32AM0.88m | 12:01PM0.71m | 1:23AM0.69m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 |
 | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | 7:54 |
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Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 5 |
 kJ | 122 | 166 | 166 | 169 | 169 | 169 | 122 | 121 | 118 | 107 | 142 | 102 | 103 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 201 | 255 | 255 | 333 | 329 | 295 | 284 | 28 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | S 11 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | W 4 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 2 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 9 | 90 | 69 | 64 | 103 | 99 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 215 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | W 5 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | W 5 | SSW 19 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | S 10 |
| kJ | 25 | 2 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 1 | 36 | 9 | 9 | 9 | — | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 5 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 2 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 25 | 33 | 27 | 50 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 166 | 448 | 117 | 41 | 30 | 21 | 6 | 41 | 67 | 117 | 148 | 117 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 10 | 148 | 166 | 166 | 36 | 41 | 36 | 0 |
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