Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Palos Verde - Bluff Cove today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Palos Verde - Bluff Cove at 1PM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Palos Verde - Bluff Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 19°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 19 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
125 | 125 | 124 | 124 | 122 | 164 | 193 | 191 | 188 | 148 | 144 | 137 | 184 | 211 | 209 | 209 | 534 | 373 | 334 | 330 | 234 | 326 | 326 | 322 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:56AM1.85m | 10:24PM2.29m | 11:29AM1.91m | 11:09PM2.08m | 12:03PM1.95m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:34AM0.03m | 4:20PM0.77m | 5:07AM0.17m | 5:09PM0.73m | 5:39AM0.36m | 6:01PM0.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
125 | 125 | 124 | 124 | 122 | 164 | 193 | 191 | 188 | 148 | 144 | 104 | 142 | 211 | 209 | 169 | 534 | 373 | 334 | 330 | 234 | 326 | 326 | 322 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | SW 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
2 | 1 | 11 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 41 | 76 | 75 | 75 | 96 | 137 | 184 | 103 | 140 | 209 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 92 | 9 | 9 | 9 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 11 | W 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 13 | S 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 |
11 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 14 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 44 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 4 | WSW 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 9 | SW 9 | W 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 3 | W 4 | W 5 |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 31 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 5 | 15 | 25 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166 | 166 | 41 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 148 | 117 | 41 | 41 | 10 | 30 | 6 | 166 | 148 | 54 | 41 | 23 |
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