Cortez Bank Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.40° N 119.12° W

Issued: 10 am 09 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cortez Bank sea temperature is
17.5° C

1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (09 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 19s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 18s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 18s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Cortez Bank at 5PM is: 1.6m 18s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.9m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am June 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jun)5ft (1.6m)19s
Afternoon (09 Jun)5ft (1.6m)18s
Evening (09 Jun)5ft (1.6m)18s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Tue morning, calm by Wed night).

Tuesday
9
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Fri
12
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
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
3
2
2
4
4
4
3
4
3
2
3
3
3
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
S
19
1.6
S
19
1.6
S
18
1.6
S
18
1.7
S
18
1.6
S
18
1.7
SSW
18
1.7
SSW
18
1.7
S
17
1.6
S
16
1.5
S
16
1.5
S
16
1.5
S
16
1.5
S
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.5
S
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
15
1.9
NW
10
1.9
NW
10
1.7
NW
10
1.2
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1956
1915
1721
1628
1810
1610
1831
1831
1729
1381
1175
1175
1160
1160
1180
1145
991
775
692
692
631
631
734
631
Wind (km/h)
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
15
NW
5
W
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NNE
0
WSW
5
S
10
S
10
SSE
15
S
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
High Tide
5:27PM1.80m
5:55AM1.29m
6:02PM1.96m
7:14AM1.30m
6:41PM2.13m
Low Tide
10:27AM0.72m
00:21AM0.74m
11:12AM0.80m
1:13AM0.48m
12:00PM0.87m
2:02AM0.24m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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>
5:48
5:48
5:48
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:01
8:02
8:02
8:02
 mm
Temp °C
15
15
15
16
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
17
17
17
17
17
16
16
17
17
17
17
17
17
Feels °C
9
10
10
11
10
10
11
11
13
16
16
16
16
18
19
18
16
15
16
16
17
17
17
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
S
19
1.6
S
19
1.6
S
18
1.6
S
18
1.7
S
18
1.6
S
18
1.7
SSW
18
1.7
SSW
18
1.9
NW
8
2
NW
9
2
WNW
9
2
WNW
10
1.9
WNW
10
1.9
NW
10
1.9
NW
10
1.9
NW
10
1.9
NW
10
1.9
NW
10
1.9
NW
10
1.9
NW
10
1.7
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.5
NW
10
Energy kJ
1956
1915
1721
1628
1810
1610
1831
1831
413
664
710
726
643
710
739
754
754
754
692
692
592
538
527
441
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.3
SSE
11
0.5
SW
13
0.2
S
12
0.2
WNW
18
1.7
S
17
1.6
S
16
1.5
S
16
1.5
S
16
1.5
S
16
1.5
S
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.5
S
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
Energy kJ
123
118
87
84
25
84
11
30
1729
1381
1175
1175
1160
1160
1180
1145
991
775
639
631
631
631
734
631
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
12
0.2
WNW
16
0.3
SSE
12
0.2
WNW
18
0.1
NW
14
0.2
WNW
18
0.2
WNW
18
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
WNW
16
0.4
NW
16
0.4
NW
16
0.2
WNW
16
0.1
S
22
0.1
SW
18
0.2
SSW
20
0.3
WNW
15
0.3
SSW
20
0.3
SSW
20
Energy kJ
28
27
27
26
25
27
30
8
30
30
22
11
11
25
65
65
25
9
12
38
42
77
75
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
NW
8
2.3
NW
8
2
NW
8
1.9
NW
7
1.9
NW
7
1.9
NW
7
1.8
NW
7
1.7
NW
7
Energy kJ
746
661
446
365
344
332
331
318
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
3
3
4
3
1
4
4
4
2
3
1
4
4
4
2
4
2
3
2
2
2
4
Distance (km)
124
169
169
179
177
169
124
124
124
124
169
186
124
0
0
0
165
0
169
343
124
124
124
0
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Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
4
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
4
5
4
4
4
5
4
3
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4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
8
9
8
7
6
7
6
6
5
5
7
5
5
6
7
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