Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cortez Bank today (03 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 17s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 17s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cortez Bank at 4AM is: 1.9m 18s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.2m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm November 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Nov) | 6ft (1.9m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (03 Nov) | 6ft (1.9m) | 17s |
| Evening (03 Nov) | 6ft (1.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Cortez Bank. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed night, min 16°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Tue night, calm by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 2 | Tuesday 3 | Wednesday 4 | Thu 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 19 | NW 18 | NW 18 | NW 18 | NW 18 | NW 17 | NW 17 | NW 17 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | WNW 14 | NW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1519 | 1944 | 1860 | 2101 | 2078 | 2030 | 2007 | 1869 | 1652 | 1715 | 1694 | 1822 | 1776 | 1619 | 1690 | 2843 | 2866 | 2826 | 929 | 1830 | 1573 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | glassy |
High Tide | 5:25AM1.70m | 4:47PM1.63m | 5:55AM1.83m | 5:52PM1.61m | 6:23AM1.94m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:31PM0.39m | 11:12AM0.93m | 11:16PM0.45m | 12:06PM0.72m | 11:54PM0.54m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | 5:01 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 19 | NW 18 | NW 18 | NW 18 | NW 18 | NW 17 | NW 17 | NW 17 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | WNW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | 1519 | 1944 | 1860 | 2101 | 2078 | 2030 | 2007 | 1869 | 1652 | 1715 | 1694 | 1822 | 1776 | 1619 | 1690 | 253 | 226 | 2826 | 890 | 1830 | 1573 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 14 | WNW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 736 | 726 | 627 | 627 | 627 | 537 | 537 | 544 | 551 | 474 | 461 | 443 | 321 | 316 | 312 | 37 | 35 | 226 | 929 | 178 | 175 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 21 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 98 | 96 | 56 | 47 | 61 | 49 | 31 | 31 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 35 | 63 | 178 | 104 | 106 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 12 | — | WNW 6 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 14 | WNW 14 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 83 | 59 | 314 | — | 46 | 26 | 27 | 53 | 84 | 136 | 123 | 167 | 244 | 271 | 248 | 2843 | 2866 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 176 | 165 | 165 | 163 | 165 | 179 | 179 | 179 | 179 | 176 | 165 | 163 | 163 | 163 | 164 | 179 | 176 | 165 | 124 | 124 | 0 |
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