Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cortegaca today (21 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cortegaca at 10PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Cortegaca. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the S by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | W 15 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
446 | 416 | 341 | 241 | 231 | 163 | 114 | 95 | 76 | 57 | 157 | 574 | 596 | 517 | 477 | 384 | 386 | 383 | 367 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:51PM1.93m | 11:32AM2.07m | 00:21AM1.98m | 12:48PM2.20m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:27PM1.13m | 4:57AM1.17m | 6:05PM1.09m | 6:25AM1.10m | 7:13PM0.95m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | W 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | W 15 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 |
8 | 43 | 341 | 241 | 231 | 163 | 114 | 95 | 76 | 57 | 157 | 574 | 596 | 517 | 477 | 384 | 386 | 383 | 367 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 15 | W 10 | W 9 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 |
— | 8 | 48 | 40 | 47 | 42 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 25 | 33 | 26 | 17 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 18 | WNW 9 | — | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 26 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
446 | 416 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 449 | 318 | 85 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 183 | 189 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 2 | 0 |
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