Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cortez Bank today (16 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 19s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cortez Bank at 12PM is: 1.3m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am June 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (16 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 19s |
| Evening (16 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Cortez Bank. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 538 | 575 | 834 | 1210 | 1491 | 1491 | 1198 | 920 | 817 | 891 | 1099 | 1099 | 1099 | 985 | 974 | 908 | 854 | 737 | 737 | 653 | 644 | 636 | 692 | 683 |
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 | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:02PM1.44m | 10:39PM2.34m | 12:56PM1.47m | 11:32PM2.19m | 1:50PM1.51m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:20AM-0.14m | 4:17PM1.02m | 6:10AM-0.07m | 5:17PM1.05m | 6:59AM0.05m | 6:26PM1.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 236 | 575 | 834 | 1210 | 1491 | 1491 | 1198 | 920 | 817 | 891 | 1099 | 1099 | 1099 | 985 | 974 | 908 | 854 | 737 | 737 | 653 | 644 | 636 | 692 | 683 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 11 | NW 8 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 538 | 232 | 229 | 229 | 295 | 295 | 299 | 317 | 315 | 311 | 315 | 229 | 193 | 187 | 187 | 190 | 193 | 199 | 158 | 161 | 123 | 102 | 121 | 123 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 10 | SW 13 | — | WNW 10 | SW 13 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 5 | NW 9 | NW 8 | S 11 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 |
| kJ | 50 | 127 | 125 | 122 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 16 | 21 | 36 | 7 | — | 10 | 7 | 21 | 29 | 41 | 53 | 17 | 46 | 69 | 121 | 74 | 72 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | WNW 10 | WNW 4 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | — | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 5 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 14 | 88 | 10 | 98 | 96 | 117 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 125 | 125 | 107 | 25 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | — | 17 | 12 | 11 | 102 | 102 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 179 | 179 | 179 | 179 | 179 | 179 | 179 | 177 | 177 | 177 | 167 | 169 | 222 | 179 | 179 | 177 | 177 | 171 | 167 | 179 | 791 | 179 | 179 | 179 |
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