Cortegaca 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 40.94° N 8.66° W

Issued: 5 am 06 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Cortegaca sea temperature is

16.1°C

Cortegaca surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Cortegaca today (06 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with WNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cortegaca at 1PM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am November 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (WET) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (06 Nov)	2.5ft (0.7m)	11s
Afternoon (06 Nov)	1.5ft (0.5m)	11s
Evening (06 Nov)	3ft (0.9m)	7s

Table - waves today at Cortegaca. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the SSE by Sun night).
	Friday 6							Saturday 7								Sunday 8								Mon 9
	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	SW 7	SW 8	SW 7	SW 7	SW 7	SW 7	SW 7	SW 6	NW 11	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 12	WNW 12	W 11	SW 7	SW 11	WSW 10	SW 10	SW 10
Wave Graph
kJ	156	117	107	91	66	65	84	143	140	112	77	65	52	47	31	118	149	135	117	107	88	100	738	853	637	932
Wind (km/h)	SE	SE	ESE	SSE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	S	ENE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SSE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	00:30AM2.62m				12:45PM2.78m				1:10AM2.75m				1:26PM2.83m				1:47AM2.85m				2:03PM2.84m				2:21AM2.90m
Low Tide			6:34AM0.47m				6:59PM0.31m				7:16AM0.35m				7:35PM0.27m				7:53AM0.28m				8:08PM0.27m


	—	7:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:13
	—	—	—	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—	—	—	5:22
mm	—	—	—	—	2	5	5	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	2
Temp °C	11	11	12	15	12	11	13	15	15	16	16	18	20	19	19	19	18	18	19	22	24	22	22	19	20	19
Feels °C	9	8	9	13	9	8	11	13	12	14	15	17	21	19	18	17	15	14	15	16	19	16	17	14	16	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	SW 7	SW 8	SW 7	SW 7	SW 7	SW 7	SW 7	SW 6	SW 6	SW 6	SW 6	WNW 13	WNW 12	SW 6	SW 7	SW 7	SW 11	WSW 10	SW 10	—
kJ	156	117	107	91	66	65	84	143	140	112	77	65	52	47	31	30	31	135	117	49	65	100	738	853	637	—
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 5	NNW 5	NW 5	NW 5	NW 5	SSW 5	WNW 11	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	NW 10	WNW 10	NW 11	NW 11	NW 11	WNW 14	WNW 14	SW 6	SW 6	WNW 12	W 11	W 11	WNW 11	WNW 10	WNW 10	—
kJ	2	2	1	1	1	9	44	43	41	39	25	19	29	30	31	118	149	31	32	107	88	59	22	11	10	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	W 12	W 12	NW 4	—	W 13	W 13	—	WNW 12	WNW 12	—	—	W 15	W 10	—	—	—	—	—	WSW 13	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	3	3	1	—	4	3	—	14	14	—	—	18	2	—	—	—	—	—	31	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	S 3	—	—	SE 2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 3	SE 3	SSE 3	SSE 3	SSE 4	SW 10
kJ	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	5	6	8	18	932
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	4	4	4
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	255	191	84	189	191	196	182
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1			1
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	4	2	2	1	4	2	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	8	8	7	6	7	5	5	5	5	9	8	8	7	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	6	4	4	6	9	9

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