Cortez Bank Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.40° N 119.12° W

Cortez Bank 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cortez Bank sea temperature is
19.7° C
1.3° 

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 (29 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cortez Bank at 3AM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.8m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 28). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Afternoon (29 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Evening (29 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.5
S
15
1.6
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.6
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
828
808
683
620
620
612
612
715
499
671
671
671
620
958
1055
1012
970
984
Wind (km/h)
30
NW
30
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
25
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
30
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:06PM2.11m
10:51AM1.44m
9:39PM2.09m
11:16AM1.48m
10:12PM2.03m
Low Tide
4:22AM0.17m
3:26PM0.97m
4:49AM0.20m
4:04PM0.94m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:55
7:54
 mm
Temp °C
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
16
Feels °C
12
12
13
14
14
15
15
14
15
15
14
14
13
14
14
14
15
14
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