Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cortegaca today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cortegaca at 11AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Cortegaca. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 18°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 7 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 87 | 81 | 110 | 148 | 145 | 180 | 189 | 193 | 148 | 148 | 151 | 170 | 167 | 160 | 157 | 118 | 119 | 116 | 237 | 231 | 249 | 247 | 464 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:13AM2.84m | 3:29PM3.22m | 3:58AM2.95m | 4:13PM3.32m | 4:39AM2.99m | 4:55PM3.32m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:13AM0.18m | 9:48PM-0.05m | 9:57AM0.06m | 10:30PM-0.11m | 10:38AM0.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:35 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 9 | NW 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 87 | 81 | 110 | 148 | 145 | 180 | 189 | 193 | 148 | 148 | 151 | 170 | 167 | 160 | 52 | 88 | 78 | 64 | 237 | 231 | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 6 | N 8 | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 24 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 23 | 20 | 1 | — | — | 157 | 118 | 119 | 116 | 92 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | — | — | — | — | NW 9 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 15 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NW 9 | NW 9 | — | NW 5 | — | — | — | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 9 | NW 7 | NW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 38 | 12 | — | 11 | — | — | — | 17 | 17 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 249 | 247 | 464 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 189 | 258 | 184 | 85 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 258 | 322 | 356 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 471 | 579 | 365 | 365 |
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