Cortez Bank Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.40° N 119.12° W

Issued: 4 pm 03 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cortez Bank sea temperature is
18.0° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (04 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cortez Bank at 12AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Afternoon (04 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (04 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Fri afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Mon
6
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
8 AM
11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
17
1
SSW
17
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
397
288
277
239
301
239
239
239
239
212
212
226
356
352
352
352
273
270
344
550
545
407
407
326
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
30
NW
25
NW
30
WNW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
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
cross-on
High Tide
1:12PM1.41m
11:35PM1.83m
1:46PM1.46m
00:13AM1.67m
2:19PM1.53m
1:02AM1.49m
Low Tide
5:34PM1.12m
6:54AM0.40m
6:31PM1.12m
7:22AM0.50m
7:44PM1.09m
7:52AM0.61m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:54
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:07
8:07
8:07
8:07
 mm
Temp °C
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
Feels °C
13
11
12
13
13
14
13
13
13
13
13
14
13
13
14
14
13
12
12
13
11
11
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NW
9
1
NW
9
0.8
SSW
16
1
NW
8
0.9
NW
8
0.9
NW
8
0.9
NW
8
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
NW
8
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
17
1
SSW
17
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
Energy kJ
179
155
277
135
112
112
98
239
95
186
183
226
356
352
352
352
273
270
344
550
545
407
407
326
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.3
S
10
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
19
0.8
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
19
0.5
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
19
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
NW
12
0.6
SSW
22
0.6
SSW
21
0.6
WNW
13
0.6
WNW
13
Energy kJ
397
288
18
239
301
239
239
214
239
212
212
145
156
156
137
137
154
99
116
75
308
305
108
114
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.3
SSW
21
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.4
SSW
20
0.5
SSW
19
0.3
SSW
10
0.5
SSW
19
0.3
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
NW
13
0.4
WNW
13
0.4
WNW
13
0.4
WNW
13
0.4
WNW
13
0.4
SSW
22
0.6
WNW
12
0.6
WNW
12
0.5
SSW
21
0.5
SSW
21
Energy kJ
19
18
88
18
18
128
214
19
212
18
29
31
30
31
46
70
69
68
65
183
101
103
260
258
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NW
9
0.9
NW
8
0.9
NW
8
0.9
NW
8
0.9
NW
8
0.9
NW
8
0.9
NW
9
0.9
NW
9
0.9
NW
9
0.9
NW
8
0.9
NW
8
1
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1.2
NW
6
1.3
NW
6
1.3
NW
6
Energy kJ
145
109
93
93
95
95
110
110
107
102
100
135
176
171
89
119
136
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
179
186
179
174
124
124
179
179
179
179
179
179
163
174
174
169
233
179
179
177
175
169
166
169
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Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
7
6
5
6
5
5
9
8
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