Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cortez Bank today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cortez Bank at 2AM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 2.3m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Cortez Bank. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed night, min 16°C on Thu morning). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | S 14 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SW 21 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 389 | 569 | 513 | 569 | 569 | 552 | 521 | 558 | 558 | 620 | 609 | 653 | 669 | 669 | 589 | 473 | 378 | 664 |
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 | 7:54AM1.19m | 5:46PM1.82m | 8:44AM1.26m | 6:34PM1.88m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:54AM0.58m | 10:41AM1.14m | 1:41AM0.46m | 11:55AM1.17m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SW 21 |
| kJ | 389 | 569 | 513 | 498 | 383 | 299 | 294 | 224 | 290 | 304 | 495 | 480 | 466 | 368 | 350 | 220 | 198 | 664 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 26 | SSW 24 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | SSW 22 | S 11 |
| kJ | 279 | 316 | 316 | 307 | 210 | 207 | 204 | 257 | 116 | 154 | 167 | 371 | 563 | 563 | 368 | 217 | 337 | 154 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SW 19 | SW 19 | NW 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 26 | SW 26 | SW 26 | SW 26 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSE 12 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 157 | 130 | 93 | 37 | 51 | 50 | 171 | 171 | 171 | 171 | 48 | 106 | 98 | 95 | 94 | 41 | 28 | 41 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 307 | 423 | 480 | 569 | 569 | 552 | 521 | 558 | 558 | 620 | 609 | 653 | 669 | 669 | 589 | 473 | 378 | 326 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 179 | 177 | 163 | 163 | 163 | 179 | 179 | 179 | 169 | 167 | 166 | 165 | 124 | 124 | 167 | 169 | 163 | 124 |
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