Cortez Bank Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.40° N 119.12° W

Cortez Bank 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cortez Bank sea temperature is
19.9° C
1.1° 

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 (14 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cortez Bank at 1AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)18s
Afternoon (14 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)18s
Evening (14 Aug)3ft (0.9m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu night, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu night, fresh winds from the NW by Sun afternoon).

Thu
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.6
SSW
19
0.7
SSW
19
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
1.3
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
17
1.2
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
344
335
322
292
305
368
360
491
491
932
879
700
499
691
683
674
674
666
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
W
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
Wind State
on
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
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:19PM2.13m
11:24AM1.76m
11:03PM1.93m
11:57AM1.80m
Low Tide
5:03AM0.16m
5:03PM0.69m
5:34AM0.34m
5:55PM0.69m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:42
7:40
 mm
Temp °C
18
18
17
17
17
17
18
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
Feels °C
18
18
16
16
17
16
16
15
15
14
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
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