Cortez Bank Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.40° N 119.12° W

Cortez Bank 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cortez Bank sea temperature is
19.3° C
1.1° 

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 (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Cortez Bank at 3PM is: 0.9m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)3ft (0.9m)17s
Afternoon (19 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (19 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue night, min 16°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
17
1.3
S
12
1
SW
17
1.3
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.5
S
12
0.9
SSW
15
1.5
S
11
0.9
SSW
15
1.2
S
11
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
419
493
573
472
544
650
382
576
377
338
367
441
447
412
505
651
612
566
559
559
661
566
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
25
WNW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
2:22PM1.72m
2:08AM1.36m
3:09PM1.75m
3:46AM1.17m
4:00PM1.76m
Low Tide
7:33AM0.54m
8:44PM0.89m
8:07AM0.74m
10:18PM0.82m
8:43AM0.91m
clear
clear
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>
6:01
6:03
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:01
8:01
8:00
 mm
Temp °C
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
18
17
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
19
18
Feels °C
14
14
13
12
13
13
14
14
14
15
15
16
14
16
16
16
15
16
15
15
16
15
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