Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cortegaca today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cortegaca at 7AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Cortegaca. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed night, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 65 | 62 | 61 | 61 | 136 | 268 | 253 | 246 | 262 | 165 | 170 | 375 | 399 | 489 | 542 | 159 | 151 | 91 | 163 | 114 | 112 | 76 | 69 | 42 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 8:48AM2.20m | 9:22PM2.03m | 10:00AM2.08m | 10:51PM1.93m | 11:32AM2.07m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:24AM0.92m | 3:01PM1.01m | 3:26AM1.10m | 4:27PM1.13m | 4:57AM1.17m | 6:05PM1.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | SW 13 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 11 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 9 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | NW 10 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 65 | 62 | 61 | 61 | 136 | 7 | 27 | 27 | 77 | 165 | 156 | 375 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 94 | 151 | 91 | 163 | 114 | 112 | 76 | 69 | 42 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | WNW 4 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | W 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | NW 9 | NW 9 | SW 15 | — | — | — | W 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 7 | 2 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 125 | 170 | 8 | — | — | — | 48 | 92 | 58 | 42 | 39 | 39 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | NW 12 | SW 13 | WNW 4 | SW 13 | — | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 7 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 7 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 47 | 47 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | — | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 268 | 253 | 246 | 262 | — | — | — | 399 | 489 | 542 | 159 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 184 | 321 | 337 | 315 | 41 | 23 | 23 | 41 | 511 | 380 | 322 | 66 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 183 | 183 | 183 | 0 |
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