Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cortez Bank today (24 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 24s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 22s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cortez Bank at 11PM is: 0.9m 21s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.6m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 24s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 22s |
Table - waves today at Cortez Bank. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Fri afternoon). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | SSW 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SSW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 402 | 326 | 337 | 664 | 1051 | 1051 | 1051 | 584 | 640 | 753 | 969 | 1100 | 1100 | 1100 | 863 | 837 | 743 | 719 | 799 | 915 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | 6:34PM1.88m | 9:14AM1.31m | 7:17PM1.95m | 9:38AM1.35m | 7:56PM2.02m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:55AM1.17m | 2:19AM0.36m | 12:52PM1.16m | 2:53AM0.28m | 1:36PM1.11m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SSW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | NW 8 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 350 | 220 | 198 | 664 | 1051 | 1051 | 1051 | 584 | 640 | 753 | 969 | 1100 | 1100 | 1100 | 863 | 837 | 418 | 719 | 799 | 915 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | SSW 22 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 9 | S 12 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 18 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 368 | 217 | 337 | 154 | 116 | 47 | 48 | 47 | 103 | 28 | 101 | 29 | 72 | 71 | 40 | 40 | 743 | 36 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | SW 16 | NW 10 | NW 10 | SW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 17 | SSE 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 11 | SSW 12 | SW 15 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 42 | 41 | 26 | 35 | 41 | 79 | 56 | 106 | 14 | 55 | 13 | 28 | 55 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 42 | 24 | 31 | 24 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 402 | 326 | 268 | 254 | 273 | 331 | 311 | 305 | 381 | 381 | 381 | 371 | 369 | 395 | 463 | 486 | — | 381 | 398 | 452 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 167 | 179 | 164 | 163 | 163 | 124 | 165 | 169 | 179 | 179 | 124 | 124 | 163 | 167 | 124 | 124 | 570 | 186 | 179 | 166 |
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