Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Palos Verde - Bluff Cove today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Palos Verde - Bluff Cove at 6AM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Palos Verde - Bluff Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 20°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 164 | 137 | 125 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 120 | 120 | 118 | 118 | 115 | 107 | 70 | 69 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:57PM1.81m | 8:34AM1.36m | 5:14PM1.84m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:10PM0.74m | 00:27AM0.64m | 10:14AM1.35m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 20 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 164 | 37 | 41 | 44 | 32 | 23 | 120 | 120 | 118 | 118 | 115 | 16 | 16 | 69 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 18 | SSW 16 | W 5 |
| kJ | 4 | 137 | 125 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 107 | 70 | 10 | 9 | 49 | 25 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 13 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 16 | WSW 17 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | — | 4 | 13 | 32 | 57 | 56 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 36 | 32 | 50 | 50 | 21 | 28 | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | — |
| kJ | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 8 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 41 | 30 | 0 |
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