Palos Verde - Bluff Cove surf break

Palos Verde - Bluff Cove surfForecast / CAL – LA County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Monday 12 Jan 2026 PST
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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
16.5° C
(Which is 2.0°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 6PM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm January 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)--
Afternoon (12 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)17s
Evening (12 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)16s

Table - waves today at Palos Verde - Bluff Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
W
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.5
WNW
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.4
WNW
0.3
W
0.3
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.5
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
Period(s) (?)171616161616151514141414131313131319181817161615
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1491951311421271241161101071061039792908987566664103100131179163
Wind
(km/h)
5
NW
10
W
10
NW
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
WNW
15
W
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
N
5
NE
5
E
0
NW
10
W
15
W
5
NW
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onglassglassglasscross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscrosscross-
on
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:01PM
1.29
5:12AM
1.96
7:50PM
1.37
5:55AM
2.04
8:24PM
1.43
6:34AM
2.12
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:17PM
0.64
10:19PM
1.20
12:59PM
0.50
11:22PM
1.24
1:34PM
0.38
12:13AM
1.22
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Sunrise------6:58-------6:58-------6:58-
Sunset-5:04-------5:05-------5:06------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C212221202019181921212020201919192222202020201920
Feels °C (?)171817161515131517161617171616151918161717161517
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