Cortez Bank Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.40° N 119.12° W

Cortez Bank 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 11 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cortez Bank sea temperature is
22.2°C
3.3° 

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 (11 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cortez Bank at 9PM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 1.5m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Sep)--
Afternoon (11 Sep)3ft (0.9m)15s
Evening (11 Sep)3ft (0.9m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 18°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds.

Fri
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
1.8
NW
6
1.9
NW
7
1.9
NW
7
2.1
NW
7
2.1
NW
8
2.3
NW
8
2.4
NW
8
2.5
NW
9
2.5
NW
9
2.5
NW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
318
377
309
309
305
305
214
211
208
208
244
321
341
428
496
629
830
996
1083
1083
Wind (km/h)
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
40
NW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
40
NW
40
NW
40
NW
Wind State
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
10:07PM1.89m
10:32AM1.93m
10:50PM1.72m
11:00AM1.94m
Low Tide
4:04PM0.51m
4:18AM0.43m
4:48PM0.47m
4:43AM0.59m
5:33PM0.48m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:07
7:06
7:05
 mm
Temp °C
20
20
20
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
18
18
18
18
19
19
19
Feels °C
18
16
16
16
16
16
15
16
15
14
14
14
14
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
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