Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cortez Bank today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cortez Bank at 3PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Cortez Bank. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 24°C on Tue night, min 19°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 312 | 269 | 306 | 255 | 205 | 214 | 211 | 211 | 208 | 214 | 330 | 342 | 419 | 419 | 498 | 547 | 547 | 632 | 502 | 483 | 483 | 483 |
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 | 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 | 8:42AM1.60m | 7:54PM2.14m | 9:10AM1.71m | 8:40PM2.12m | 9:37AM1.81m | 9:24PM2.03m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:48PM0.86m | 2:48AM0.10m | 2:35PM0.71m | 3:20AM0.16m | 3:20PM0.59m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 312 | 240 | 306 | 255 | 205 | 149 | 135 | 113 | 77 | 70 | 330 | 342 | 419 | 419 | 498 | 547 | 547 | 632 | 502 | 483 | 483 | 483 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 8 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | NW 13 | NW 12 |
| kJ | 257 | 269 | 141 | 137 | 137 | 135 | 135 | 211 | 133 | 214 | 53 | 35 | 43 | 73 | 72 | 23 | 72 | 72 | 45 | 40 | 61 | 72 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | NW 13 | NW 13 | SSW 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 111 | 111 | 112 | 108 | 133 | 214 | 211 | 98 | 208 | 129 | 85 | 115 | 82 | 36 | 23 | 47 | 21 | 14 | 87 | 45 | 40 | 37 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 |
| kJ | 104 | 95 | 93 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 36 | 42 | 123 | 117 | 111 | 47 | 68 | 77 | 86 | 92 | 96 | 102 | 128 | 161 | 190 | 202 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 176 | 176 | 179 | 179 | 176 | 179 | 165 | 175 | 179 | 179 | 179 | 179 | 179 | 180 | 166 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 169 | 170 | 167 | 124 |
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