Cortegaca Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.94° N 8.66° W

Cortegaca 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cortegaca sea temperature is
17.4°C
0.2° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cortegaca at 11AM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Afternoon (17 Oct)5ft (1.6m)12s
Evening (17 Oct)5ft (1.6m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
0
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
2
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
WNW
12
1.7
WNW
12
1.7
WNW
12
1.6
NW
12
1.5
NW
12
1.6
NW
12
1.2
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
12
1.3
NW
12
1.1
NW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
11
0.7
NW
11
0.7
NW
11
0.6
WNW
11
0.6
NW
11
0.5
NW
11
0.5
NW
11
0.3
WNW
18
0.5
WNW
17
0.8
WNW
16
0.9
WNW
16
1.2
WNW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
965
878
850
694
625
678
371
365
469
293
219
160
128
128
81
90
55
55
62
164
295
435
580
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
5
ESE
0
NE
10
NW
15
NW
20
N
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
N
25
NNW
20
NNW
10
N
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
7:22AM2.27m
7:57PM1.99m
8:28AM2.12m
9:20PM1.88m
9:57AM2.07m
Low Tide
1:42PM0.97m
1:52AM1.09m
2:58PM1.11m
3:16AM1.19m
4:36PM1.10m
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
17
17
19
21
21
22
21
19
17
16
17
21
23
21
18
15
13
12
13
17
17
16
16
Feels °C
18
17
19
20
18
19
19
16
13
11
11
15
17
16
14
9
7
8
9
14
11
12
14
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