Cortegaca Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.94° N 8.66° W

Cortegaca 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cortegaca sea temperature is
18.3°C
0.6° 

Cortegaca surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Cortegaca today (17 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cortegaca at 1AM is: 2.2m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)5ft (1.6m)10s
Afternoon (17 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Evening (17 Sep)7ft (2.1m)8s

Table - waves today at Cortegaca. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sat morning, min 17°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Wed afternoon, calm by Sat morning).

Wed
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
2
3
3
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
2
2
0
0
2
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
NW
8
3
NW
8
2.5
NW
9
2.2
NW
9
1.6
NW
9
1.7
NW
11
1.6
NW
10
1.5
NW
10
1.8
NW
10
2.1
NW
7
2.2
NW
8
1.9
NW
8
1.5
NW
8
1.3
NW
7
0.6
NW
14
1
NW
14
1.8
NW
13
2.1
NW
15
2.1
NW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
789
1053
984
764
402
639
498
425
589
485
634
481
248
171
160
357
1053
1915
1752
Wind (km/h)
40
NNW
40
NNW
30
N
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
25
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
25
N
15
N
15
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
20
NW
25
NNW
20
N
15
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
6:51PM2.43m
7:08AM2.42m
7:33PM2.18m
7:55AM2.21m
8:33PM1.97m
Low Tide
00:51AM0.73m
1:19PM0.80m
1:32AM0.95m
2:14PM1.02m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:43
7:40
7:38
 mm
Temp °C
22
22
22
20
19
17
19
21
21
19
19
20
17
17
20
22
23
23
24
Feels °C
14
15
16
16
16
14
16
16
15
14
15
17
14
15
18
18
19
19
21
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