
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cortez Bank today (24 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cortez Bank at 12AM is: 2.3m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Cortez Bank. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the NW by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SSW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
521 | 521 | 558 | 589 | 609 | 609 | 653 | 589 | 502 | 423 | 337 | 664 | 1051 | 1051 | 1051 | 584 | 640 | 753 | 872 | 1100 | |
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 | 5:46PM1.82m | 8:44AM1.26m | 6:34PM1.88m | 9:14AM1.31m | 7:17PM1.95m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:41AM0.46m | 11:55AM1.17m | 2:19AM0.36m | 12:52PM1.16m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SSW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 |
294 | 224 | 290 | 304 | 495 | 480 | 466 | 368 | 350 | 220 | 198 | 664 | 1051 | 1051 | 1051 | 584 | 640 | 753 | 872 | 1100 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 26 | SSW 24 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | SSW 22 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 9 | S 12 | S 10 |
204 | 257 | 116 | 154 | 167 | 371 | 563 | 563 | 368 | 217 | 337 | 154 | 116 | 47 | 48 | 47 | 103 | 28 | 101 | 29 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 26 | SW 26 | SW 26 | SW 26 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSE 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 17 | SSE 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 11 | SSW 12 |
171 | 171 | 171 | 171 | 48 | 106 | 98 | 95 | 94 | 41 | 28 | 41 | 41 | 79 | 56 | 106 | 14 | 55 | 13 | 28 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
521 | 521 | 558 | 589 | 609 | 609 | 653 | 589 | 502 | 423 | 335 | 326 | 281 | 340 | 340 | 359 | 388 | 381 | 408 | 434 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 179 | 179 | 179 | 169 | 124 | 165 | 124 | 124 | 166 | 124 | 124 | 169 | 163 | 124 | 124 | 169 | 179 | 179 | 169 | 167 |
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