Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Palos Verde - Bluff Cove today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Palos Verde - Bluff Cove at 8AM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Palos Verde - Bluff Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 20°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 211 | 199 | 246 | 193 | 124 | 201 | 203 | 261 | 175 | 234 | 234 | 481 | 204 | 201 | 287 | 291 | 291 | 283 | 246 | 186 | 183 | 183 | 180 | 180 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:15AM1.47m | 3:13PM1.88m | 3:50AM1.29m | 4:03PM1.89m | 6:02AM1.24m | 4:56PM1.91m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:14AM0.79m | 10:19PM0.87m | 8:52AM0.98m | 11:46PM0.76m | 9:41AM1.13m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 98 | 199 | 246 | 193 | 121 | 201 | 203 | 261 | 175 | 234 | 192 | 481 | 204 | 201 | 287 | 291 | 291 | 283 | 246 | 186 | 183 | 183 | 180 | 180 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 16 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | W 4 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | SSW 8 | SSE 15 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 211 | 95 | 57 | 85 | 124 | 88 | 86 | 83 | 84 | 84 | 234 | 3 | 109 | 123 | 66 | 65 | 25 | 29 | 29 | 19 | 23 | 72 | 104 | 148 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 4 | W 4 | S 10 | S 10 | W 4 | SSE 14 | W 4 | SSE 13 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSE 15 | SSW 8 | SW 7 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 10 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 51 | 50 | 3 | 20 | 3 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 46 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 45 | 22 | 14 | 58 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | W 5 | W 4 | W 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 13 | 33 | — | — | — | 18 | 25 | 89 | 128 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 148 | 63 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 148 | 166 | 41 | 41 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 148 | 63 | 117 | 30 | 30 |
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