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) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW 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 1AM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-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) | 2ft (0.6m) | 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 Mon afternoon, min 20°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 238 | 235 | 230 | 232 | 211 | 199 | 246 | 193 | 162 | 201 | 203 | 261 | 175 | 177 | 334 | 397 | 298 | 353 | 287 | 291 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:26PM1.87m | 2:15AM1.47m | 3:13PM1.88m | 3:50AM1.29m | 4:03PM1.89m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:48PM0.94m | 8:14AM0.79m | 10:19PM0.87m | 8:52AM0.98m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 238 | 235 | 230 | 138 | 98 | 199 | 246 | 193 | 121 | 201 | 203 | 261 | 175 | 177 | 334 | 397 | 298 | 353 | 287 | 291 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SW 17 | SW 16 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 16 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 10 | W 5 | SW 12 | SSE 13 | SSW 9 | W 5 |
| kJ | 123 | 112 | 103 | 232 | 211 | 95 | 57 | 85 | 162 | 88 | 86 | 83 | 84 | 83 | 52 | 7 | 37 | 16 | 28 | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | SSW 19 | SSW 20 | SSW 13 | W 4 | S 10 | W 5 | W 5 | SSE 14 | W 5 | W 13 | SW 11 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 9 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 36 | 37 | 17 | 6 | 51 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 26 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 5 | W 5 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 |
| kJ | — | 5 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 42 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 480 | 117 | 41 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 148 | 54 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 41 | 0 |
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