Cortez Bank Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.40° N 119.12° W

Cortez Bank 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cortez Bank sea temperature is
19.0° C
1.0° 

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 (15 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cortez Bank at 1PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (15 Jul)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (15 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed night, min 16°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
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
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NW
8
0.5
SW
17
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
1.6
NW
7
1.7
NW
7
1.9
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
2.1
NW
9
2.2
NW
9
2.2
NW
9
2.1
NW
9
2
NW
9
2.1
NW
9
2
NW
9
1.9
NW
9
1.8
NW
9
1.6
NW
9
0.8
WNW
18
0.8
WNW
18
0.8
WNW
18
0.8
WNW
18
0.8
WNW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
167
143
167
163
168
233
318
440
604
664
711
766
657
607
631
607
560
481
399
356
348
348
358
362
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
25
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
20
NW
30
WNW
30
NW
30
WNW
25
NW
25
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
10
NW
10
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:33AM1.54m
10:31PM2.29m
12:14PM1.60m
11:19PM2.11m
12:56PM1.65m
00:09AM1.87m
Low Tide
5:01AM-0.11m
4:18PM0.90m
5:42AM-0.01m
5:14PM0.89m
6:21AM0.15m
6:15PM0.90m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
6:00
6:01
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:04
8:04
8:02
8:02
 mm
Temp °C
17
17
17
17
18
18
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
17
18
18
17
16
16
Feels °C
14
14
14
14
14
16
14
14
13
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
15
16
17
17
17
16
15
15
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