
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cortez Bank today (22 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cortez Bank at 7PM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Cortez Bank. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | NW 12 | NW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
489 | 496 | 496 | 496 | 416 | 477 | 465 | 387 | 318 | 314 | 314 | 734 | 644 | 301 | 293 | 471 | 462 | 462 | 453 | 419 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:10PM1.83m | 8:32AM1.59m | 7:48PM1.87m | 8:48AM1.69m | 8:26PM1.88m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:18PM1.02m | 2:05AM0.35m | 1:52PM0.88m | 2:28AM0.35m | 2:27PM0.73m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 |
489 | 496 | 496 | 496 | 416 | 477 | 262 | 275 | 289 | 244 | 187 | 734 | 644 | 197 | 202 | 471 | 462 | 462 | 453 | 415 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | SW 15 | SW 14 | NW 11 | NW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
21 | 90 | 137 | 206 | 181 | 250 | 465 | 387 | 248 | 240 | 314 | 309 | 305 | 205 | 205 | 284 | 276 | 402 | 419 | 419 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 16 | S 11 | NW 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | NW 13 | NW 13 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 12 | S 11 | SSE 9 |
42 | 37 | 29 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 242 | 265 | 318 | 314 | 309 | 36 | 34 | 301 | 293 | 33 | 31 | 11 | 10 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 9 | NW 6 | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
75 | 85 | 102 | 202 | 132 | 183 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 222 | 179 | 179 | 179 | 163 | 163 | 124 | 124 | 179 | 179 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 0 | 179 | 179 | 176 | 124 |
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