Cortez Bank Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.40° N 119.12° W

Cortez Bank 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cortez Bank sea temperature is
21.4°C
2.5° 

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 (01 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cortez Bank at 9AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 01). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Afternoon (01 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (01 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
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
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
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.8
S
10
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.7
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
17
0.7
SW
18
0.6
SSW
19
0.5
SSW
19
0.5
SSW
20
0.7
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
1.3
SSW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
198
154
151
116
116
127
111
154
150
170
273
213
175
177
278
302
323
236
214
216
292
659
659
975
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NW
30
NW
30
NW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
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
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:00AM1.45m
12:09PM1.89m
1:03AM1.26m
12:52PM1.89m
2:53AM1.11m
1:52PM1.87m
Low Tide
5:34AM0.75m
7:10PM0.61m
5:56AM0.89m
8:34PM0.61m
6:16AM1.03m
10:19PM0.54m
clear
clear
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>
6:31
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:21
7:20
7:17
 mm
Temp °C
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
19
19
18
Feels °C
14
13
14
14
13
12
12
12
12
13
12
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
13
14
14
14
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