Cortez Bank Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.40° N 119.12° W

Cortez Bank 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cortez Bank sea temperature is
21.2°C
2.2° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cortez Bank at 12PM is: 1.0m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 04). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)17s
Afternoon (04 Sep)4ft (1.2m)16s
Evening (04 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 18°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
0
1
2
1
2
1
2
2
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
18
1.2
SSW
17
1
SSW
17
1
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
15
1.7
S
13
1.8
S
13
2.1
S
14
2.1
S
14
2.1
S
14
2.1
S
14
2.1
S
14
2.1
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
954
789
587
524
659
818
635
620
759
596
596
604
506
649
457
439
1049
1172
1695
1599
1576
1603
1627
1567
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
N
15
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:17PM1.87m
7:29AM1.27m
4:48PM1.92m
7:50AM1.38m
6:03PM2.02m
Low Tide
11:46PM0.40m
9:53AM1.23m
00:47AM0.26m
11:47AM1.16m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:33
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:16
7:15
7:14
 mm
Temp °C
18
18
18
18
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
20
20
19
19
19
19
19
19
20
19
19
Feels °C
15
16
16
17
18
17
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
19
18
16
16
16
16
16
16
18
16
16
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