Cortez Bank Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.40° N 119.12° W

Cortez Bank 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cortez Bank sea temperature is
21.3°C
2.4° 

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 (25 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Cortez Bank at 3AM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Afternoon (25 Aug)2ft (0.6m)16s
Evening (25 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue night, min 19°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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
1
1
1
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.7
S
16
0.8
S
15
0.7
SW
16
1.7
S
13
1.7
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
273
330
326
326
322
257
208
203
257
283
248
972
855
841
827
710
674
543
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
25
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:37PM1.97m
9:23AM1.46m
8:12PM2.03m
9:41AM1.52m
8:46PM2.04m
Low Tide
2:52AM0.25m
2:05PM0.99m
3:17AM0.23m
2:40PM0.89m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:29
7:28
 mm
Temp °C
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
20
20
20
19
19
19
20
20
20
Feels °C
17
18
18
17
17
17
17
16
16
18
18
17
17
17
18
19
20
21
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