Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cortez Bank today (21 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cortez Bank at 8PM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Cortez Bank. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the NW by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 551 | 559 | 566 | 559 | 544 | 530 | 437 | 431 | 394 | 394 | 389 | 561 | 539 | 569 | 503 | 537 | 589 | 558 | 646 | 655 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | 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 | 4:00PM1.76m | 6:05AM1.13m | 4:53PM1.78m | 7:54AM1.19m | 5:46PM1.82m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:48PM0.71m | 9:29AM1.05m | 00:54AM0.58m | 10:41AM1.14m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 551 | 559 | 566 | 559 | 544 | 530 | 437 | 431 | 394 | 394 | 389 | 561 | 513 | 498 | 377 | 359 | 294 | 224 | 290 | 304 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 14 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 106 | 256 | 111 | 57 | 54 | 51 | 45 | 234 | 284 | 429 | 279 | 316 | 316 | 307 | 210 | 207 | 204 | 257 | 116 | 154 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | NW 8 | WNW 13 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SSE 12 | SW 19 | SW 19 | NW 12 | NW 12 | SW 18 | SW 26 | SW 26 | SW 26 | SW 26 |
| kJ | 103 | 42 | 68 | 41 | 29 | 28 | 18 | 54 | 38 | 16 | 157 | 130 | 93 | 37 | 37 | 50 | 171 | 171 | 171 | 171 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 8 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 54 | 7 | 9 | 80 | 80 | 21 | 49 | 154 | 287 | 410 | 539 | 569 | 503 | 537 | 589 | 558 | 646 | 655 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 233 | 179 | 179 | 179 | 176 | 176 | 179 | 179 | 179 | 179 | 179 | 179 | 163 | 163 | 163 | 179 | 179 | 179 | 169 | 167 |
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