Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cortez Bank today (17 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cortez Bank at 10PM is: 0.8m 18s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Cortez Bank. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | NW 8 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | SW 17 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 372 | 363 | 348 | 348 | 358 | 362 | 366 | 422 | 412 | 412 | 412 | 407 | 402 | 402 | 419 | 493 | 510 | 566 | 657 | 898 |
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 | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:56PM1.65m | 00:09AM1.87m | 1:38PM1.69m | 1:02AM1.60m | 2:22PM1.72m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:15PM0.90m | 6:58AM0.34m | 7:24PM0.90m | 7:33AM0.54m | 8:44PM0.89m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SSE 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 283 | 276 | 348 | 273 | 244 | 216 | 167 | 163 | 122 | 116 | 110 | 107 | 77 | 194 | 274 | 488 | 488 | 566 | 657 | 898 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | WNW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 18 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | SSE 11 | NW 7 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 |
| kJ | 132 | 132 | 134 | 348 | 358 | 362 | 366 | 422 | 412 | 412 | 412 | 407 | 150 | 71 | 419 | 493 | 510 | 487 | 277 | 273 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SE 9 | SW 15 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | NW 7 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | SW 16 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 83 | 80 | 22 | 137 | 348 | 344 | 329 | 375 | 383 | 126 | 156 | 187 | 402 | 402 | 67 | 318 | 280 | 277 | 267 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 372 | 363 | 304 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 57 | 57 | 79 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 124 | 167 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 167 | 167 | 179 | 179 | 124 | 169 | 124 | 124 | 167 | 179 | 179 | 177 | 179 |
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