Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cortez Bank today (03 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 19s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 18s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cortez Bank at 11AM is: 0.7m 19s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (03 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 18s |
| Evening (03 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Cortez Bank. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 319 | 236 | 214 | 315 | 399 | 659 | 659 | 768 | 644 | 789 | 587 | 675 | 659 | 818 | 635 | 620 | 759 | 596 | 596 | 604 | 604 | 649 | 499 | 445 |
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 | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:53AM1.11m | 1:52PM1.87m | 3:17PM1.87m | 7:29AM1.27m | 4:48PM1.92m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:16AM1.03m | 10:19PM0.54m | 11:46PM0.40m | 9:53AM1.23m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSW 16 | SSE 13 | NW 11 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 |
| kJ | 186 | 173 | 121 | 315 | 399 | 659 | 659 | 768 | 644 | 569 | 536 | 520 | 534 | 534 | 543 | 608 | 759 | 633 | 287 | 623 | 755 | 849 | 958 | 1106 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SSW 19 | SW 15 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SE 14 | SSE 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | NW 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | SSW 16 | NW 11 | NW 11 | SSW 16 | NW 11 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 319 | 236 | 188 | 77 | 55 | 135 | 135 | 191 | 419 | 789 | 587 | 217 | 659 | 818 | 296 | 302 | 319 | 326 | 596 | 326 | 287 | 649 | 282 | 235 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | SW 15 | SSW 19 | SW 15 | SSW 12 | SE 16 | NW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | NW 9 | NW 9 | SSW 17 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSE 12 | SSW 16 | SSE 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 37 | 109 | 214 | 109 | 56 | 66 | 41 | 63 | 113 | 65 | 86 | 675 | 142 | 76 | 635 | 620 | 341 | 596 | 330 | 604 | 604 | 162 | 499 | 445 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 9 | NW 10 | — | — | — | NW 4 | — | — | — | NW 6 | — | — |
| kJ | 100 | 115 | 119 | 92 | 79 | 97 | 86 | 79 | 69 | 62 | 52 | 54 | 152 | 302 | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | 34 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 170 | 163 | 163 | 166 | 169 | 179 | 179 | 177 | 167 | 165 | 165 | 124 | 167 | 939 | 179 | 179 | 174 | 163 | 124 | 170 | 179 | 179 | 124 | 124 |
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