Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cortegaca today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cortegaca at 3AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Cortegaca. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Mon morning, min 18°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 160 | 164 | 125 | 125 | 89 | 116 | 140 | 201 | 191 | 160 | 131 | 131 | 79 | 90 | 77 | 59 | 59 | 56 | 50 | 36 | 33 | 40 | 30 | 48 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross |
High Tide | 6:35AM2.73m | 6:53PM2.77m | 7:14AM2.56m | 7:33PM2.50m | 7:56AM2.38m | 8:20PM2.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:25AM0.23m | 12:36PM0.36m | 1:01AM0.45m | 1:17PM0.58m | 1:39AM0.69m | 2:02PM0.80m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:28 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 25 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 |
| kJ | 160 | 164 | 125 | 125 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 201 | 191 | 160 | 131 | 131 | 79 | 90 | 77 | 59 | 59 | 56 | 50 | 36 | 33 | 40 | 23 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 16 | W 16 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 33 | 30 | 48 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 17 | W 16 | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | — | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 3 | SW 15 | — | NW 11 | W 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 6 | 5 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 9 | — | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | — | — | — | S 3 | SSW 2 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 89 | 116 | 140 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 189 | 189 | 88 | 47 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 191 | 189 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 326 | 326 | 99 | 85 |
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