Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cortez Bank today (24 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cortez Bank at 3AM is: 0.7m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 17s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Cortez Bank. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon night, min 18°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 18 | SSW 14 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 265 | 276 | 311 | 280 | 249 | 238 | 224 | 222 | 273 | 330 | 326 | 326 | 322 | 257 | 208 | 203 | 203 | 203 |
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 | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:58PM1.89m | 9:06AM1.41m | 7:37PM1.97m | 9:23AM1.46m | 8:12PM2.03m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:25AM0.31m | 1:30PM1.08m | 2:52AM0.25m | 2:05PM0.99m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 18 | NW 7 | SW 17 | S 13 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 265 | 276 | 276 | 280 | 249 | 99 | 224 | 176 | 273 | 330 | 326 | 326 | 322 | 257 | 227 | 258 | 317 | 361 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 14 | SW 17 | S 13 | SW 17 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 199 | 255 | 311 | 255 | 153 | 238 | 119 | 222 | 171 | 171 | 171 | 171 | 126 | 125 | 208 | 203 | 203 | 203 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 12 | S 14 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 33 | 34 | 33 | 38 | 56 | 106 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 37 | 102 | 123 | 85 | 80 | 76 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 |
| kJ | 168 | 144 | 149 | 131 | 114 | — | 93 | 107 | 125 | 60 | 72 | 82 | 85 | 88 | 113 | 109 | 132 | 172 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 179 | 124 | 165 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 179 | 222 | 177 | 167 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 179 | 179 | 179 | 167 |
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