Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.40° N 119.12° W

Cortez Bank 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 01 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cortez Bank sea temperature is
20.3°C
1.5° 

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 (02 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cortez Bank at 5AM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Afternoon (02 Oct)4ft (1.2m)11s
Evening (02 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sat night, min 18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
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
1
2
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NW
12
1.4
NW
12
1.4
NW
12
1.3
NW
11
1.3
NW
11
1.2
NW
11
1.2
NW
11
1.2
NW
11
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
232
542
533
389
375
326
326
326
306
306
302
287
269
266
322
335
353
358
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
20
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
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
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:11AM1.18m
1:30PM1.88m
6:20AM1.30m
3:06PM1.82m
Low Tide
8:27PM0.41m
5:47AM1.17m
10:01PM0.40m
8:05AM1.28m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
18
18
18
19
19
20
20
21
20
21
22
22
23
25
25
25
26
24
Feels °C
16
17
17
18
18
20
19
19
18
20
21
21
21
24
24
23
24
23
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