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The current surf forecast for Cortegaca at 8AM is: 4.0m 16s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am December 09). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (WET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Dec) | 13ft (4.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (09 Dec) | 13ft (4.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (09 Dec) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Cortegaca. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Tuesday 09 | Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Fri 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | W | W | W |
| Period(s) (?) | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10607 | 8841 | 8277 | 8811 | 7370 | 6206 | 5352 | 4742 | 4163 | 3499 | 2989 | 2753 | 2356 | 2460 | 2951 | 3331 | 3259 | 2803 | 2200 | 1605 | 1249 | 1087 | 1567 | 2796 | |
Wind (km/h) | SSE | SSE | SSE | S | S | S | S | W | NNE | NE | NE | N | N | NNW | NE | ESE | SSE | SE | SE | S | S | SSW | SSE | SSE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:42AM 2.94 | 6:18PM 2.49 | 6:37AM 2.76 | 7:16PM 2.32 | 7:36AM 2.58 | 8:19PM 2.21 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:05PM 0.33 | 12:12AM 0.57 | 1:02PM 0.51 | 1:09AM 0.74 | 2:04PM 0.67 | |||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 09 | Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Fri 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 7:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:48 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:06 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:06 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:06 | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 8 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 |

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