Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cortez Bank today (12 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cortez Bank at 7AM is: 1.9m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am November 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Nov) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (12 Nov) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (12 Nov) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Cortez Bank. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 12 | Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sun 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 21 | WNW 20 | WNW 19 | WNW 19 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1329 | 1198 | 1162 | 900 | 2441 | 3156 | 3038 | 3361 | 3503 | 4230 | 3955 | 3629 | 3932 | 3879 | 3911 | 3594 | 3615 | 4473 | 15007 | 20943 | 23798 | 22441 | 18410 | 14970 | 13511 | 11152 | 8335 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 11:29PM1.30m | 9:38AM1.96m | 00:36AM1.26m | 10:12AM1.86m | 2:20AM1.26m | 10:50AM1.75m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:07AM1.13m | 5:25PM0.35m | 3:28AM1.19m | 6:16PM0.43m | 3:41AM1.25m | 7:12PM0.50m | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | 4:55 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 21 | WNW 20 | WNW 19 | WNW 19 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 |
| kJ | 1329 | 1198 | 1162 | 900 | 2441 | 3156 | 3038 | 3361 | 3503 | 4230 | 3955 | 3629 | 3932 | 3879 | 3911 | 3594 | 3615 | 4473 | 15007 | 20943 | 23798 | 22441 | 18410 | 14970 | 13511 | 11152 | 8335 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | NW 24 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 133 | 131 | 127 | 641 | 116 | 176 | 172 | 160 | 211 | 232 | 407 | 366 | 284 | 193 | 186 | 176 | 228 | 801 | 239 | 236 | 239 | 215 | 492 | 432 | 432 | 188 | 188 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 15 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 18 | S 18 | — | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 72 | 112 | 124 | 89 | 178 | 84 | 84 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 36 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 188 | 160 | 160 | 106 | 156 | — | — | — | 99 | 99 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 177 | 164 | 164 | 0 | 169 | 179 | 174 | 181 | 167 | 180 | 167 | 167 | 222 | 222 | 184 | 247 | 199 | 184 | 184 | 184 | 197 | 167 | 166 | 166 | 167 | 164 | 164 |
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