Cortegaca Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.94° N 8.66° W

Cortegaca 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cortegaca sea temperature is
21.3° C
1.9° 

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


How big are the waves at Cortegaca today (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cortegaca at 5PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (18 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (18 Aug)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NW
8
0.8
NW
8
0.7
NW
8
0.7
NW
8
0.6
NW
8
0.6
NW
7
0.6
NW
7
0.6
NNW
7
0.5
NW
6
0.4
NW
6
0.4
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.5
WNW
9
0.5
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
111
79
60
57
45
44
43
33
21
12
33
30
48
47
62
61
62
117
284
354
345
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
20
WSW
5
W
10
SSW
15
S
5
S
10
S
15
SSE
15
S
20
SW
15
WSW
5
WSW
0
NW
5
ENE
5
SSW
10
SSE
10
SSW
15
WNW
25
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:14AM2.56m
7:33PM2.50m
7:56AM2.38m
8:20PM2.24m
8:48AM2.20m
9:22PM2.03m
Low Tide
1:17PM0.58m
1:39AM0.69m
2:02PM0.80m
2:24AM0.92m
3:01PM1.01m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:46
6:47
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:29
8:28
8:25
 mm
Temp °C
25
25
23
24
23
22
20
19
21
23
22
21
20
19
18
18
20
21
19
19
18
Feels °C
24
23
24
25
23
24
21
20
22
22
22
23
23
21
20
19
21
21
16
16
14
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