Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cortez Bank today (18 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cortez Bank at 9PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.6m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Cortez Bank. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Tue night, light winds from the W by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 16 | NW 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 310 | 244 | 325 | 334 | 344 | 358 | 377 | 382 | 387 | 353 | 344 | 249 | 239 | 236 | 236 | 239 | 236 | 236 | 233 | 223 |
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 | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:48PM1.75m | 3:43AM1.10m | 2:41PM1.70m | 3:54PM1.68m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:30PM0.75m | 6:55AM1.05m | 11:14PM0.69m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SSW 14 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | SSW 14 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 310 | 240 | 325 | 334 | 344 | 358 | 377 | 382 | 387 | 353 | 344 | 188 | 143 | 236 | 118 | 125 | 136 | 143 | 233 | 143 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SW 20 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | NW 15 | NW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | WNW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 11 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 64 | 65 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 24 | 44 | 54 | 54 | 78 | 73 | 249 | 239 | 104 | 236 | 239 | 236 | 236 | 115 | 223 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSE 9 | WNW 13 | WNW 14 | SSE 9 | WSW 20 | SW 20 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SW 19 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSE 10 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 6 | 8 | 17 | 18 | 8 | 38 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 70 | 116 | 57 | 103 | 104 | 104 | 119 | 19 | 117 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | — |
| kJ | 237 | 244 | 244 | 237 | 251 | 258 | 258 | 222 | 235 | 242 | 217 | — | — | 135 | — | — | — | — | 143 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 179 | 179 | 179 | 177 | 169 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 179 | 222 | 177 | 166 | 165 | 124 | 165 | 166 | 169 | 179 | 169 | 124 |
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