Cortez Bank Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.40° N 119.12° W

Issued: 4 am 11 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cortez Bank sea temperature is
17.3° 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 (11 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cortez Bank at 11AM is: 1.3m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.8m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am June 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)15s
Afternoon (11 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Evening (11 Jun)4ft (1.2m)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 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
3
2
3
3
3
4
4
3
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSW
16
1.5
S
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.7
NW
10
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1
S
13
1
S
13
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
17
1
S
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1180
1145
991
775
744
631
631
631
734
631
622
521
478
366
361
422
418
418
413
390
535
554
554
457
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
10
SSE
15
S
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
7:14AM1.30m
6:41PM2.13m
8:22AM1.34m
7:24PM2.27m
9:21AM1.38m
8:10PM2.38m
Low Tide
1:13AM0.48m
12:00PM0.87m
2:02AM0.24m
12:49PM0.93m
2:51AM0.04m
1:38PM0.97m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:48
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:02
8:02
8:04
 mm
Temp °C
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
17
18
18
17
Feels °C
14
14
13
14
15
15
15
16
16
17
16
17
16
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
NW
10
1.8
NW
10
1.8
NW
10
1.8
NW
10
1.7
NW
10
1.7
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.5
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.3
NW
10
1.2
NW
10
1.1
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1
S
13
1
S
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
S
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
Energy kJ
612
625
625
637
569
580
517
480
432
348
348
303
275
203
190
361
361
378
378
378
535
554
554
457
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSW
16
1.5
S
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1
S
13
1
S
13
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
WNW
11
0.8
SSW
13
Energy kJ
1180
1145
991
775
744
631
631
631
734
631
622
521
478
366
361
422
418
418
413
390
286
286
200
225
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
16
0.3
WNW
16
0.2
WNW
16
0.1
S
22
0.1
SW
18
0.2
WNW
15
0.3
WNW
15
0.3
SSW
20
0.3
SSW
20
0.4
SSW
20
0.5
S
19
0.5
S
19
0.6
S
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.8
NW
9
0.8
NW
9
0.8
NW
9
0.8
WNW
11
0.7
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
WNW
11
Energy kJ
66
51
25
9
12
21
42
77
75
127
188
188
248
329
119
101
106
133
94
156
156
286
154
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
2
2
3
2
2
4
4
2
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
124
0
169
179
179
124
124
0
0
179
448
179
179
176
179
174
179
179
361
179
179
175
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Rating
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Rating
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Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
6
6
6
6
7
7
9
9
8
7
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
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