Cortez Bank Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.40° N 119.12° W

Cortez Bank 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cortez Bank sea temperature is
20.3° C
2.0° 

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 (24 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cortez Bank at 12AM is: 2.3m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)--
Afternoon (24 Jul)7ft (2.2m)7s
Evening (24 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the NW by Sun morning).

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
NW
7
2.2
NW
7
2.3
NW
7
2.3
NW
8
2.2
NW
8
2.2
NW
8
2.3
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
2
NW
8
1.9
NW
8
1.7
NW
8
0.9
SW
21
1.1
SW
21
1.1
SW
21
1.1
SW
21
0.8
SSW
21
0.9
SW
21
1
SW
20
1.1
SW
20
1.2
SW
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
521
521
558
589
609
609
653
589
502
423
337
664
1051
1051
1051
584
640
753
872
1100
Wind (km/h)
40
NW
40
NW
40
NW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
WNW
35
NW
30
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
High Tide
5:46PM1.82m
8:44AM1.26m
6:34PM1.88m
9:14AM1.31m
7:17PM1.95m
Low Tide
1:41AM0.46m
11:55AM1.17m
2:19AM0.36m
12:52PM1.16m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:00
8:00
7:59
 mm
Temp °C
16
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
17
16
17
17
17
17
17
Feels °C
11
11
11
12
10
10
11
12
12
13
12
13
13
13
12
14
13
13
13
12
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