Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cortegaca today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cortegaca at 3PM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Cortegaca. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed morning, calm by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 5 | SW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 22 | 124 | 165 | 163 | 187 | 192 | 208 | 215 | 212 | 223 | 285 | 287 | 339 | 354 | 696 | 935 | 1059 | 1245 | 1192 | 884 | 697 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | on | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 2:55PM2.77m | 3:15AM2.61m | 3:27PM2.92m | 3:47AM2.74m | 3:59PM3.03m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:41AM0.55m | 9:09PM0.39m | 9:13AM0.39m | 9:40PM0.24m | 9:45AM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — |
mm | 7 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 9 | 8 | 7 | 163 | 187 | 192 | 208 | 215 | 16 | 20 | 9 | 287 | 339 | 354 | 696 | 935 | 1059 | 1245 | 1192 | 884 | 697 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | NW 8 | W 12 | W 12 | NW 11 | NW 7 | NW 8 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 3 | 1 | 14 | — | — | — | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 85 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | W 12 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 4 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SW 6 | WSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 22 | 124 | 165 | — | — | — | — | — | 212 | 223 | 285 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 31 | 84 | 264 | 300 | 266 | 199 | 2 | 36 | 199 | 183 | 95 | 196 | 189 | 189 | 183 | 2 | 43 | 0 | 2 | 88 | 189 |
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