Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.40° N 119.12° W

Cortez Bank 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 30 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cortez Bank sea temperature is
19.9°C
2.1° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cortez Bank at 12PM is: 1.2m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)15s
Afternoon (30 Oct)4ft (1.2m)15s
Evening (30 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Sun afternoon).

Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
2
2
3
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
3
2
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
17
1.4
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
666
581
544
627
627
665
530
561
594
501
501
515
1056
941
870
991
978
941
736
627
508
610
716
806
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
0
SW
0
ENE
10
NNW
15
NE
20
E
25
E
15
E
25
NE
30
N
30
N
35
NNW
30
NW
30
NW
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:06AM1.28m
12:09PM2.04m
3:51AM1.32m
1:21PM1.89m
5:06AM1.43m
2:53PM1.75m
Low Tide
5:23AM1.16m
8:13PM0.25m
6:45AM1.26m
9:29PM0.30m
9:04AM1.27m
10:36PM0.34m
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light rain
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light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
18
18
18
18
18
18
17
17
16
16
16
17
17
17
16
16
18
17
17
18
18
18
18
17
Feels °C
16
16
16
16
15
16
16
16
16
15
15
18
17
16
14
13
15
15
14
14
13
12
12
11
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