Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.40° N 119.12° W

Cortez Bank 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 06 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cortez Bank sea temperature is
20.7°C
1.9° 

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 (06 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 19s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cortez Bank at 9AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 06). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Afternoon (06 Oct)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (06 Oct)2ft (0.6m)19s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Tue morning, min 19°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
1
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
19
0.6
SSW
19
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
178
175
172
136
113
251
248
114
114
151
283
323
399
541
534
516
481
464
602
691
595
587
525
612
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
25
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State
cross
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
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
7:38AM1.67m
6:57PM1.89m
8:04AM1.79m
7:48PM1.88m
8:29AM1.90m
8:35PM1.83m
Low Tide
1:01AM0.26m
1:05PM0.87m
1:38AM0.28m
1:52PM0.68m
2:10AM0.35m
2:35PM0.52m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:35
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6:32
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Temp °C
24
23
24
24
23
23
22
22
22
22
21
21
21
21
21
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
19
Feels °C
24
23
23
22
21
21
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
19
20
20
21
20
20
19
19
19
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