Cortez Bank Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.40° N 119.12° W

Cortez Bank 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cortez Bank sea temperature is
18.1° C
0.2° 

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 (10 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cortez Bank at 2PM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.6m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Afternoon (10 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)15s
Evening (10 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Mon
13
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
2
1
0
0
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
1
3
0
0
0
2
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
NW
9
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.8
S
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
439
417
411
405
405
405
405
411
417
353
445
457
299
378
394
394
366
371
449
279
247
322
312
312
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
5
WNW
10
W
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
SSW
5
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
S
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
S
5
WSW
0
WNW
15
W
10
NW
10
NNW
10
W
15
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
7:36AM1.21m
6:14PM2.15m
8:37AM1.29m
7:08PM2.28m
9:26AM1.37m
8:01PM2.38m
Low Tide
11:19AM1.03m
1:58AM0.16m
12:28PM1.05m
2:47AM-0.01m
1:30PM1.03m
3:33AM-0.12m
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5:56
5:56
5:58
5:58
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8:06
8:05
8:05
8:05
 mm
Temp °C
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
18
18
17
17
16
Feels °C
12
14
14
13
13
14
14
15
16
15
16
16
16
17
15
17
17
16
18
17
18
17
17
14
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