Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cortegaca today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cortegaca at 1PM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Cortegaca. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 17°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the NE by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | WNW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 14 | NW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 567 | 542 | 470 | 382 | 765 | 1053 | 1006 | 813 | 402 | 639 | 498 | 425 | 589 | 412 | 515 | 481 | 241 | 176 | 134 | 268 | 961 | 1712 | 1728 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | 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 |
High Tide | 6:30AM2.62m | 6:51PM2.43m | 7:08AM2.42m | 7:33PM2.18m | 7:55AM2.21m | 8:33PM1.97m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:38PM0.57m | 00:51AM0.73m | 1:19PM0.80m | 1:32AM0.95m | 2:14PM1.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 19 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 8 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | — | — | — | W 16 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 9 | NW 16 | NW 14 | NW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | 470 | 82 | — | — | — | 813 | 402 | 639 | 498 | 425 | — | — | — | 5 | 241 | 176 | 115 | 225 | 291 | 1712 | 1728 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WNW 14 | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 14 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | 218 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 86 | 47 | 81 | 268 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 16 | NW 16 | WNW 14 | W 16 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 61 | 134 | 5 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 10 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | NW 13 | — | — |
| kJ | 567 | 542 | — | 382 | 765 | 1053 | 1006 | — | — | — | — | — | 589 | 412 | 515 | 481 | — | — | — | — | 961 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 184 | 341 | 214 | 365 | 365 | 358 | 341 | 184 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 261 | 380 | 285 | 214 | 41 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 255 | 344 | 257 | 41 |
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