Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cortez Bank today (05 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cortez Bank at 9AM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Nov) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (05 Nov) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (05 Nov) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Cortez Bank. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 20°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 5 | Friday 6 | Saturday 7 | Sun 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 19 | NW 18 | NW 18 | NW 17 | NW 17 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2211 | 1753 | 1597 | 1481 | 1278 | 1045 | 371 | 331 | 403 | 784 | 975 | 1121 | 1411 | 3744 | 4714 | 4554 | 4396 | 3648 | 3604 | 3499 | 3499 | 3412 | 3211 | 3090 | 2449 | 2263 | 2114 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:23AM1.94m | 6:47PM1.58m | 6:49AM2.02m | 7:37PM1.55m | 7:15AM2.08m | 8:23PM1.51m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:54PM0.54m | 12:52PM0.52m | 00:27AM0.64m | 1:32PM0.37m | 00:57AM0.74m | 2:09PM0.26m | 1:25AM0.84m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | 5:00 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 18 | NW 18 | NW 17 | NW 17 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 |
| kJ | 2211 | 1753 | 1597 | 1481 | 1278 | 1045 | 311 | 331 | 324 | 302 | 975 | 1121 | 1138 | 3744 | 4714 | 4554 | 4396 | 3648 | 3604 | 3499 | 3499 | 3412 | 3211 | 3090 | 2449 | 2263 | 2114 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 15 | NW 15 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 19 | WNW 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 175 | 178 | 175 | 173 | 163 | 118 | 371 | 264 | 403 | 784 | 254 | 208 | 1411 | 158 | 167 | 196 | 223 | 243 | 267 | 270 | 150 | 147 | 145 | 298 | 255 | 237 | 264 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 16 | NW 11 | NW 21 | NW 20 | NW 20 | WNW 8 | SSW 14 | SW 19 | — | — | — | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 104 | 104 | 106 | 62 | 61 | 90 | 147 | 173 | 189 | 224 | 420 | 746 | 187 | 165 | 88 | — | — | — | 28 | 55 | 56 | 69 | 70 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 124 | 124 | 0 | 0 | 179 | 179 | 165 | 165 | 164 | 164 | 164 | 164 | 176 | 176 | 165 | 164 | 163 | 124 | 0 | 0 | 179 | 176 | 175 | 164 | 164 | 124 | 124 |
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