Surf Forecasts:
Palos Verde - Bluff Cove surf forecast from 25 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 26 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period, S swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 29 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period, SSW swell with 480 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 24 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with SW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Palos Verde - Bluff Cove this week:
The surf forecast for Palos Verde - Bluff Cove over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 24) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 17s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 4s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Palos Verde - Bluff Cove in the next 16 days are 0.9m 18s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 29) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 12s period and expected on Tuesday (Aug 25) at 8PM.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11PM (Mon 24th Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 17s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Wed 26th Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) 13s |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Sat 29th Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 18s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Palos Verde - Bluff Cove over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Hey crew, Rusty here. Let's run through the window at Palos Verdes - Bluff Cove. This is a beginner-friendly reef that needs a specific window to be good.
Don't even bother with Monday (24th) or Tuesday (25th). It's messy with poor waves. The first proper chance comes on Wednesday the 26th with a 0.8m S swell and clean conditions in the morning. The water is sitting at a very warm 72°, which is way above normal for late August.
The pick of the whole fortnight is Saturday the 29th. That morning is glassy with a 0.8m SSW groundswell. Wave energy is solid at 461, with those long 17-second intervals delivering some real shape. It's clean, and for Bluff Cove, that's as good as it gets. Expect a few other heads out though.
Sunday and Monday hang on with similar swell, just not as tidy. Then come the first days of September, we get a few mornings with offshore or glassy winds on small 0.8m to 0.7m S/SSW swells. They're rideable but nothing special. Thursday the 3rd and Friday the 4th see a bump in size but the afternoon wind kills it - that's kite territory.
Way out on Tuesday the 8th of September, there's a glimpse of something good: a fresh offshore breeze and a 0.7m SW groundswell with 469 energy and an 18-second period. If you're a patient planner, mark that one. It’s the longest period, cleanest forecast of the whole second week, but it's still a long way out.
So your best bet is this Saturday morning (29th) for the glassy, lined-up stuff. The rest is a waiting game for windows that might not fully open. Water is weirdly toasty, so enjoy that.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Tue morning, min 21°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 22°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 111 | 100 | 173 | 169 | 127 | 103 | 209 | 180 | 172 | 112 | 112 | 119 | 186 | 125 | 480 | 373 | 402 | 392 | 249 | 239 | 180 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | off | off | cross | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross | off |
High Tide | 9:08AM1.54m | 7:41PM2.10m | 9:26AM1.60m | 8:17PM2.17m | 9:45AM1.66m | 8:52PM2.19m | 10:05AM1.73m | 9:26PM2.16m | 10:26AM1.81m | 10:01PM2.08m | 10:49AM1.89m | 10:39PM1.95m | 11:14AM1.95m | 11:20PM1.78m | |||||||
Low Tide | 1:37PM1.16m | 2:55AM0.27m | 2:12PM1.06m | 3:21AM0.24m | 2:47PM0.96m | 3:45AM0.25m | 3:23PM0.87m | 4:09AM0.30m | 4:00PM0.78m | 4:33AM0.39m | 4:40PM0.71m | 4:56AM0.51m | 5:23PM0.67m | ||||||||
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 | 6:20 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — |
 | — | 7:29 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 22 |
Feels °C | 26 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 6 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 17 | S 9 | W 7 | W 7 | SSW 16 | W 7 | W 7 | SSW 14 | W 6 |
| kJ | 106 | 100 | 173 | 169 | 127 | 24 | 209 | 180 | 172 | 112 | 112 | 79 | 186 | 26 | 96 | 60 | 402 | 210 | 96 | 239 | 83 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | SSW 12 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | S 14 | W 6 | SW 16 | SW 15 | W 6 | W 12 | SSW 17 | S 10 | SW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | W 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | W 9 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 14 | 29 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 103 | 24 | 119 | 104 | 11 | 71 | 119 | 45 | 65 | 480 | 373 | 28 | 392 | 249 | 15 | 180 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 11 | SW 16 | W 5 | W 6 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 6 | SSW 19 | S 8 | W 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 |
| kJ | 111 | 37 | 57 | 57 | 56 | 65 | 124 | 9 | 9 | 75 | 73 | 64 | 7 | 125 | 12 | 28 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 34 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | — | — | W 7 | — | — | W 7 | — |
| kJ | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 71 | — | — | 58 | — | — | 57 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 148 | 117 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 47 | 117 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 0 |
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