Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.40° N 119.12° W

Cortez Bank 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 04 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cortez Bank sea temperature is
20.4°C
1.6° 

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 (04 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cortez Bank at 11AM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 04). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Afternoon (04 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (04 Oct)3ft (0.9m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sun night, min 20°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
19
0.6
SSW
19
0.7
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
362
318
353
283
268
268
305
301
301
264
261
257
200
194
189
183
178
175
172
172
113
251
248
151
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
30
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
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
6:45AM1.42m
4:43PM1.82m
7:12AM1.54m
5:58PM1.86m
7:38AM1.67m
6:57PM1.89m
Low Tide
11:19PM0.34m
10:46AM1.23m
00:16AM0.28m
12:08PM1.06m
1:01AM0.26m
1:05PM0.87m
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clear
clear
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Temp °C
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26
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Feels °C
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