Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cortez Bank today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cortez Bank at 4AM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Cortez Bank. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue night, min 17°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 349 | 316 | 281 | 243 | 475 | 381 | 313 | 295 | 291 | 341 | 341 | 266 | 284 | 263 | 246 | 242 | 305 | 305 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:35AM1.19m | 12:31PM1.77m | 1:18PM1.68m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:19PM0.60m | 5:32AM1.04m | 8:37PM0.66m | 10:21PM0.66m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 349 | 316 | 281 | 243 | 211 | 176 | 154 | 132 | 129 | 109 | 95 | 95 | 98 | 80 | 246 | 242 | 305 | 305 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 |
| kJ | 89 | 155 | 157 | 201 | 475 | 381 | 313 | 295 | 291 | 341 | 341 | 266 | 284 | 263 | 160 | 162 | 160 | 214 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | S 18 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 124 | 72 | 108 | 162 | 28 | 28 | 24 | 31 | 47 | 47 | 43 | 160 | 160 | 160 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 42 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 109 | 107 | 138 | 135 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 181 | 169 | 124 | 124 | 165 | 166 | 169 | 179 | 179 | 169 | 169 | 124 | 124 | 169 | 233 | 179 | 179 | 179 |
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