Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.40° N 119.12° W

Cortez Bank 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cortez Bank sea temperature is
19.8°C
2.1° 

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 (02 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 20s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 19s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cortez Bank at 10AM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am November 02). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)16s
Afternoon (02 Nov)4ft (1.2m)20s
Evening (02 Nov)5ft (1.6m)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 morning, min 16°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Mon night, strong winds from the NW by Tue night).

Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thu
5
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.1
NW
20
1.2
NW
20
1.4
NW
19
1.7
NW
18
1.7
NW
18
1.9
NW
18
1.9
NW
18
1.9
NW
17
1.9
NW
17
1.8
NW
17
1.8
NW
16
1.9
NW
16
1.9
NW
16
1.9
NW
16
1.9
NW
16
1.9
NW
15
2
WNW
14
2.2
NW
14
2.2
WNW
14
2.5
WNW
14
1.6
WNW
14
2.3
WNW
13
2.2
WNW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1016
1029
904
838
899
1111
1519
1944
1860
2101
2078
2030
2007
1777
1652
1715
1694
1822
1776
1619
1667
1876
1997
2826
929
1830
1597
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
15
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
25
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
35
NW
35
WNW
35
NW
40
NW
40
NW
40
NW
40
NW
35
NW
35
NW
30
NW
25
NW
25
NW
15
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
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
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
4:50AM1.56m
3:27PM1.67m
5:25AM1.70m
4:47PM1.63m
5:55AM1.83m
5:52PM1.61m
6:23AM1.94m
Low Tide
9:58AM1.13m
10:31PM0.39m
11:12AM0.93m
11:16PM0.45m
12:06PM0.72m
11:54PM0.54m
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Temp °C
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
17
17
17
16
16
17
17
17
18
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17
18
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Feels °C
14
15
16
16
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16
17
14
16
13
12
11
12
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10
10
12
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