Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cortegaca today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Cortegaca at 5PM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Cortegaca. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu morning, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
218 | 219 | 240 | 246 | 297 | 188 | 584 | 792 | 778 | 783 | 776 | 746 | 590 | 431 | 339 | 293 | 184 | 175 | 140 | 136 | 143 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 3:27PM2.92m | 3:47AM2.74m | 3:59PM3.03m | 4:18AM2.83m | 4:30PM3.09m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:13AM0.39m | 9:40PM0.24m | 9:45AM0.26m | 10:11PM0.14m | 10:17AM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||
6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | |
mm | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
16 | 20 | 9 | 246 | 297 | 186 | 584 | 792 | 778 | 783 | 776 | 746 | 590 | 431 | 339 | 293 | 184 | 175 | 140 | 136 | 143 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | NW 11 | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 9 | 188 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WNW 11 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 12 | 4 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
218 | 219 | 240 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 189 | 191 | 189 | 189 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 83 | 31 | 183 | 189 | 88 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 189 | 83 | 14 |
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