Cortez Bank Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.40° N 119.12° W

Cortez Bank 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 10 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cortez Bank sea temperature is
19.4° C
0.7° 

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 (10 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 19s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cortez Bank at 6PM is: 0.5m 20s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Afternoon (10 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Evening (10 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)19s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 17°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
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)
1
1
2
0
1
0
1
1
2
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.5
SW
20
0.5
SW
19
0.5
SW
19
0.5
SW
19
0.5
SW
19
0.9
NW
9
0.5
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SW
17
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
207
201
204
186
184
184
184
181
141
155
252
399
395
316
249
204
232
268
264
371
261
306
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
15
W
10
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
5
WNW
10
W
15
W
20
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
15
WNW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
9:13AM1.45m
7:58PM2.31m
9:46AM1.54m
8:47PM2.33m
10:18AM1.62m
9:34PM2.27m
Low Tide
1:39PM0.98m
3:16AM-0.06m
2:33PM0.88m
3:54AM-0.05m
3:23PM0.78m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:16
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:45
7:45
7:44
 mm
Temp °C
17
17
17
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
Feels °C
18
17
17
18
18
18
19
19
19
19
18
16
17
18
17
16
17
17
16
16
15
16
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