Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cortez Bank today (26 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cortez Bank at 11PM is: 1.2m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.9m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 26). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 18s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Cortez Bank. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Mon night, light winds from the W by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 743 | 719 | 799 | 915 | 915 | 1044 | 1056 | 1068 | 1166 | 625 | 838 | 890 | 921 | 998 | 998 | 1133 | 890 | 848 | 828 | 808 |
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-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:56PM2.02m | 10:02AM1.38m | 8:32PM2.08m | 10:26AM1.41m | 9:06PM2.11m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:36PM1.11m | 3:24AM0.22m | 2:15PM1.06m | 3:54AM0.18m | 2:50PM1.01m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | NW 8 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSE 15 |
| kJ | 743 | 719 | 799 | 915 | 915 | 1044 | 1056 | 1068 | 1166 | 625 | 838 | 890 | 921 | 998 | 998 | 1133 | 479 | 848 | 828 | 773 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SW 11 | SSE 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSE 9 | SSW 20 | SSE 9 | SE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSW 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 42 | 36 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 18 | 39 | 37 | 17 | 336 | 16 | 43 | 119 | 193 | 211 | 333 | 890 | 612 | 559 | 808 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSE 10 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSW 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 21 | SSE 15 | SE 14 | SSE 16 | S 20 | SE 12 | S 19 |
| kJ | 21 | 24 | 31 | 24 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 17 | 9 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 141 | 89 | 95 | 407 | 119 | 72 | 111 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 388 | 388 | 388 | 452 | 567 | 581 | 596 | 574 | 560 | 475 | 452 | 440 | 440 | 494 | 515 | 498 | — | 390 | 390 | 390 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 197 | 186 | 167 | 166 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 186 | 184 | 184 | 167 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 124 |
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