Cortez Bank Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.40° N 119.12° W

Cortez Bank 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cortez Bank sea temperature is
22.0°C
3.1° 

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


How big are the waves at Cortez Bank today (30 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cortez Bank at 9AM is: 1.2m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 2.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 30). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Aug)4ft (1.2m)15s
Afternoon (30 Aug)7ft (2.1m)8s
Evening (30 Aug)7ft (2.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 17°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
2.1
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
2
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
1.2
NW
8
0.8
SSW
13
1.2
NW
8
0.7
SSW
13
0.9
S
11
0.6
SSW
13
1.1
NW
8
0.9
S
10
0.5
SW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
786
636
627
522
547
533
520
446
375
321
316
243
207
204
201
169
198
169
157
184
116
142
159
152
Wind (km/h)
30
NW
35
NW
30
NW
30
NW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
30
NW
30
NW
35
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:08AM1.81m
11:13PM1.64m
11:36AM1.86m
00:00AM1.45m
12:09PM1.89m
Low Tide
4:50AM0.48m
5:17PM0.63m
5:12AM0.61m
6:08PM0.61m
5:34AM0.75m
7:10PM0.61m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:30
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:22
7:22
7:21
 mm
Temp °C
19
19
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
17
17
17
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
18
18
18
17
Feels °C
15
14
13
14
13
12
12
13
14
15
14
14
14
15
14
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
12
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